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School: Tulach Ruacháin

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Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mary Agnes Smyth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 532

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    Among the wealthy classes wheaten bread has been used for hundreds of years. Even among the poorer classes especially small farmers wheaten bread formed a large portion of their food. Proof of this is seen in the unearthing of many "querns" or hand mills which are dug up yearly in the bogs.
    A quern consists of two grinding stones, one fitting into the other and the wheat was crushed in between them by turning the top one around.
    Oat cakes
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo