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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
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Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 094

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    The table
    was made of timber and was not more than eighteen inches high. It had only one leg which was in the centre. This leg was in two parts as a notch was cut out of it and another notch was cut in the floor into which the leg of the table fitted. The end of the table was rested on some support when in use. When it was not in use it was hung up to the loft. Sometimes it was hung by the leg and other time by the side or end and it was left hanging when not in use.
    Bread
    Hardly any bread was eaten a hundred years ago but later on cakes were made of Indian meal. This meal was also used to make stirrabout our "gruel" as
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shantullig North, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Moynihan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Shantullig North, Co. Cork