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1. Bread in Olden Times (continued)

   

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   done to prevent the cake from cracking. The bread is baked in an oven of a range or stove, or beside the fire in a pot oven, and sometimes on a pan or griddle. Sweet bread is made on special occasions. Boxty bread is made for hallow's eve night. A plum pudding is generally made for Christmas.

   

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2. Old Houses

   

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   Most of the houses long ago were thatched with straw and sometimes rushes. These houses consisted of two rooms and one kitchen. The straw and rushes grew on the ground. There was a bed in most of the kitchens called a settlebed. It was placed at the back wall. The fireplace was always at the gable. The chimneys were made of stones and mortar and in some cases clay and wattles. In olden times some houses had no chimney on the top.

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Joe Cochrane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mrs T. Cochrane

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan