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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 138

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  1. Legend of a Fort (continued)

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    which he was after interfering with and so he was greatly troubled.
    Soon after his wife died and much sickness fell on the entire family. He never interferes now with forts.
    Teresa Sheehan, Curraghbeg, Adare, Co. Limerick
    From her uncle M. Sheehan, Curragh Chase, Adare, Co. Limerick (55 yrs).
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Bread

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    Bread.
    In olden times the people used to make their own flour. The people saved the wheat and it was thrashed with a flail and it was winnbured. It was ground with querns and with grind stones. They used to make bread from the wheat which is called "one way" bread and they had
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    B. Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Fitzgerald
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Clorane, Co. Limerick