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School: Brughtheine (B.), Malla

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Churchtown, Co. Cork
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Tomás Ó Tighearnaigh
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    “Long ago when they were about to make flour they had a round stone with a hollow in the middle and grooves at one side of it”

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    Long ago when they were about to make flour they had a round stone with a hollow in the middle and grooves at one side of it so that when the grain was being ground it could not escape and not be ground.
    This was a very slow hard job. Two men or maybe two women would do the job. Women were the cleverest at it.They would put one heavy stone on top of the other and turn the top one round. According as one was turning the stone around the other was getting more grain ready to grind. The grain which they ground was perhaps only scotched.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tony Tierney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Churchtown, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr T. Tierney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Churchtown, Co. Cork