School: An Clochar, Baile Caisleáin Bhéara (roll number 13762)

Location:
Castletownbere, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Rosáraí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0278, Page 082

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0278, Page 082

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    This support was called a "Bread Tree". It was made from timber standing on three legs.
    They used to make home wheaten bread wetted with cream, this, was the special kind of bread they had on certain occasion's.
    The quern they had for grinding wheat and oats was made from a certain kind of earth wet with the blood of an ox.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Downing
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curragh East, Co. Cork