School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)

Location:
Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Úna, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 448

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  1. Long ago there was no white flour used in making bread. The old people used oaten flour which they ground in querns or sometimes in mills.
    The quern was composed of two larger pieces of limestone with a handle on one of them. Then when the corn was ground they winnowed it, in a cart of sieve which separated the corn from the chaff. They used to bake the
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    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare