School: Bennettschurch, Baile Mhic Cairbre
- Location:
- Gráig na nGabhar, Co. Phort Láirge
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Dhíomasaigh
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- (continued from previous page)days long ago.
- The bread the people had long ago was oaten bread and potato bread.
They used also make wheaten bread and flour bread. They used grind the grain at home by means of two stones. These stones would be shaped round and the grain put in between them and crushed. There was a small mill at Glenaheiry.
A hand mill is like a churn barrel with two handles on it and two flat stones to crush the grain.
There are no handmills in the place now. The people say that the hand mills were better than the mills of the present day.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Bean Uí Corbháin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 66
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Currach an tSeiscinn, Co. Phort Láirge