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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 497

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    Bread long ago was made from home grown wheat, and oats.
    People remember querns being used. The different kinds of bread used were Potato-cake, Boxty-bread & oatmeal bread. Potato cake was made from boiled potatoes and was made when potatoes were dug.
    Oaten-meal bread was made from oat-meal which they bought in the shops. Boxty was made from boiled potatoes and all the family used to help in grating the potatoes against a perforated tin. In kneading the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Líam Ó Máille
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Anthony O Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo