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School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)

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Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 127

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    stone the people made their own flour out of wheat and corn.
    When the people had the bread in the pan the put an + on it. When the bread harden a little they put it on a griddle. The people in olden times made the bread very hard.
    There is a story told about a man who came from England and he went into a house and the woman made him tea. She buttered the oat cake when the man went to eat the bread it was that hard that he licked the butter off and asked her where she got the plate.
    There was oaten cake made
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Ayton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Balleeghan, Co. Donegal