School: Cúl Seachtaine
- Location:
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Caitlín Nic Dhonnchadha
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- Bread in the olden times was usually made from home grown wheat.
When the wheat was ripe it was reaped. It was then beaten upon a stone that it it was slashed. The grain was put in a pot near the fire to dry.
It was then made into meal by crushing it between two stones called(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Gavigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Edmond Gavigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon