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School: Baile an tSléibhe (roll number 1524)

Location:
Corr na Lao, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Eibhlín Níc Coisdeabha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0268, Page 077

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0268, Page 077

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  1. Local Fairs (continued)

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  2. Bread

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    In olden times the people almost always ate oaten bread which was made at home from oats. Flour was made locally. Querns were round flat stones made (flat) from clay, on which the people made the bread. The different kinds of bread were oaten bread, potato cakes and oaten meal bread. potato cakes were made from flour and potatoes. The potatoes are first made flat by a wooden pounder called a "potato pounder" and they are then mixed with the flour. They are made in the shape of a triangle. Buttermilk and
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