School: Keelogues (roll number 13183)
- Location:
- Keeloges New, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Cheallaigh
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- In olden times the bread the people ate was nearly always made of oatmeal. Very often they ground their own corn on a grindstone, but in later years when mills came into use the Miller ground all the corn they required. The grinding stones consisted of two large round stones. There was a hole in each of the stones with an iron bar going through.
A handle was attached at one end and when the stones were turned around, they ground the corn. A(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Danganmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- James Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Danganmore, Co. Mayo