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School: Cluain an Iubhair (roll number 15213)

Location:
Cloonanure, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Háinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 479

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    Bread was made locally from wheat and oats. The people of this district do not remember querns and grindstones being in use. There is a quern in Cloonanure in front of Mr. Patrick Murray's house. It is circular in shape, hollow at one side and bulged at the other. There is a hole in the middle of it.
    The various kinds of bread that were used are, potatoe bread, oaten meal bread, whole meal bread, flour bread and "boxty".
    Potatoes were (and are) used for making bread. They are mixed with flour
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gorteen, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr John Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Gorteen, Co. Sligo