School: Cill Mhuire, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 13942)

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 592

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 592

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    They used call the stand under the griddle the brand. There used be nice bread made for Christmas and Easter Sunday.
    They used make squares of all the bread. The across was made to the prevent the crust from falling off. The people still put the cross in the top of the loaf.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Bread

    Besides grinding corn in the homes there were three mills in this parish in which corn was ground. One near St Joseph's Blessed Well, one in Kildimo and a man named Seáinín Shannon owned it and one in Áth na gCaorach.

    Besides grinding corn in the homes there were three mills in this parish in which corn was ground. One near St Joseph's Blessed Well, one in Kildimo and a man named Seáinín Shannon owned it and one in Áth na gCaorach. Seáinín Shannon had the best mill.
    The flour was not bought in half bags like the present day only in pounds and in stones.
    The bread used be baked on griddle stand which is put under the griddle to raise it off the ground. Most people make a cross on the top of the loaves so that the crust would not raise up off it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Power
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Thomas Power
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Address
    Quilty, Co. Clare