School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 09_031
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- The bread the people used long ago was made from barley. It was called buxty bread. They also used oat-meal cakes. They used have herrings and potatoes for their breakfast.
- Collector
- Bridget Fordham
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Daniel Fordham
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Kilcolgan, Co. Galway
- Long ago the people used never go to the shop to buy their clothes. They used go to a weaver who lived in Loughrea. when the women used go to her with the flannel for peticoats she would colour it allso.
