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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 10_036

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    Bread in olden times was made from oats, wheat and potatoes, all grown locally.
    The wheat was ground with querns and then it was called wheaten meal. The poorer people could not afford a quern and they had to grind it with common stones.
    The ingredients for making this bread was buttermilk, a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Amelia White
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs A. Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary