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School: Crossmolina (B.)

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Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Corcaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 496

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    Bread was made from wheat grown locally. People had querns and they used to grind their own corn.
    The different kinds of bread made was barley-bread, potato-bread and griddle-bread.
    Boxty bread was made from potatoes. They were washed and scraped on a tin. This was baked with flour on a pan.
    Potatoe-bread was made with potatoes. They were boiled & peeled & pounded on a table and then baked in a pan.
    Griddle-bread was baked by a fire leading against a kettle or other such article.
    Bread was made everyday as nowadays. The potatoe-bread was made in farls or cut in quarters.
    The cakes were baked in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cormac Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Fox
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo