School: Clonegonnell
- Location:
- Clonagonnell, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: L. Ní Chaoindealbháin
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- There are two hiring fairs held in Cavan every year. There is one held in May and the other in November. The farm labourers hire for six months, from May to November and November to May.
- Collector
- Willie Graham
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gartnasillagh, Co. Cavan
- People long ago used to make bread from oatmeal. It was called oaten bread. The names of the bread were oaten bread, wheaten bread, boxty and soda bread.
When people were making bread they used buttermilk. They baked twice every day. And they baked four times on Saturday to do over Sunday.