School: Ballyheaffy (B.), Baile Dubh (roll number 10387)
- Location:
- Ballyeafy, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Néill
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- Bread
Bread was made from wheat and rye. Wheat was grown more extensively long ago than it is now. Rye was grown in mountainous districts. The grind stones were used some time ago. The old people in this district heard about querns but they did not see them working. While people remember there were flour mills in Clogheen and it is there they used to get their corn crushed into flour. The names of the different kinds of bread made are Oatenmeal cake, stirabout cake and potato cake. Rye bread was mostly used in this locality. The rye bread was very tough and hard. Milk and water were used when kneading it. Enough bread for a week was baked at the time so that they would not eat too much of it. A cross was put on the cake with a knife and three(continues on next page)