School: Freshford (C.) (roll number 797)
- Location:
- Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Síle Ní Mheachair
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- (continued from previous page)following is an old poem about bread -"Barley bread would kill a man dead,
Oaten bread would do you no harm,
Wheaten bread would put strength in your arm."Long ago, querns were used for grinding the corn. - Long ago, the houses were generally thatched especially in the country. In big towns, the house of the wealthy were slated, in the suburbs they were generally thatched. The thatch was grown locally as long ago, wheat was the main crop and the straw was(continues on next page)