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School: Baile an Chaisil C., Clochar na Trócaire

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Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
An tSr. Aingeal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 347

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  2. A Quern

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    The people of old had no means of grinding their corn except by a small hand mill called a quern. This small mill was made of two round flat stones for grinding. In the underneath stone there was an iron axle fixed, on which the upper stone revolved. In the upper stone there was a hole for the corn to be dropped in and
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo