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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
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Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 133

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    Bread was made from wheat, and corn, (Indian) pan cakes were made from the Indian corn, rye was not used often it was more harder and courser bread than wheaten. The wheat and corn was grown locally
    Long ago people used quernos it is a hand mill stone it is for grinding grain. It is round shape with one round pice of wood on the top of the other and a hole in the middle and a peice of iron out of the top to people
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Laurie Morton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Morton
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath