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School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)

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Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Úna, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 448

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 448

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  3. XML “The Feasts of the Year”
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  1. The Feasts of the Year (continued)

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  2. Bread in Olden Times

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    Long ago there was no white flour used in making bread. The old people used oaten flour which they ground in querns or sometimes in mills.
    The quern was composed of two larger pieces of limestone with a handle on one of them. Then when the corn was ground they winnowed it, in a cart of sieve which separated the corn from the chaff. They used to bake the
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