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   The bread that the people used to eat in olden times in this district was Potato Cake and Oatenmeal Bread. The Oatenmeal Bread was made from oats. The flour in this district at Moone Mills at Castledermot and Shackeltons in Carlow. The Oatenmeal Bread was made from oats. and Potato Cake was made from Potatoe's mashed They used to bake the bread every day. They used water in the kneading of it. The bread was baked on a griddle It was called griddle bread.

   

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   Oatenbread, Wholemeal bread and Bere bread were made in this district long ago. The oatenbread was made from oats and the wholemeal bread from wheat. The bere bread was made from foreign corn sent over to Ireland for the cattle and the Irish used it. The flour was made in Noonans Mill situated in Ballinurney. Butter-milk was

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Sheila Hendricken

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Grangeford, Co. Carlow

   Informant

   William O' Mara

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Grangeford, Co. Carlow