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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 202

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Such a riddle never known.
    What is it?
    Answer Lightning.
    Charlotte Wilson, Adare, Co. Limerick.
    From Charles Wilson, Adare,
    Co. Limerick.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Bread

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    Bread.
    In olden times people used to make their own flour. The people saved the wheat and it was threshed with a flail and it was winnowed. Then it was ground with querns and with grind stones. They used to make bread from the wheat which is called "One way bread" and they had
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clorane, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    James Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Clorane, Co. Limerick