School: Kilbride (roll number 11793)

Location:
Cill Bhríde, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Ní Mháirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 113

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    Some people used to make bread on a grid iron and some used to bake it standing before the fire. They used to thresh the corn with a horsemill. There are a good many in the district.
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  2. Long ago people used to make "Boxty bread". They grated a good many raw potatoes on a grater and mixed flour through that and then baked them in front of the fire.
    Newman's mills are over two hundred years built so that everyone came to get their wheat ground.
    A current cake was made for Xmas.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14