School: Lagganstown, New Inn (roll number 13705)

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   “In olden days each house-holder had to sow enough wheat to produce his own bread.”

   

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   In olden days each house-holder had to sow enough wheat to produce his own bread. The wheat was then threshed with a flail. On a windy day the wheat was lifted up on a sieve and let fall down on the winnowing sheet and thus the grain was separated from the chaff Then it was put between two stones and those were called quern-stones. so that the grain was made into whole.meal. Out of this the bread was made. The bread was made on a grid-iron. This was a flat iron with one handle it was placed on a brand over the fire. There was never a cover placed on the bread whilst cooking but the cake was turned twice on the grid-iron before it was cooked. The bread was made from butter-milk. Potato-cake was made the same way but with a mixture of potatoes.

   

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
   2. products
      1. food products (~3,601)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Christine Boles

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   James Boles

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   57

   Occupation

   Labourer

   Address

   Ballyslatteen, Co. Tipperary