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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 182

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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    In olden times the people were usually accustomed to two meals only, one in the morning and one at night. Every morning they were compelled to labour vigorously two hours before their breakfast, which was a miserable one. It consisted of porridge and potatoes, and butter-milk which was drunk at each meal.
    Large quantities of milk, butter and cheese was consumed by all classes. The only kind of bread eaten was "whole meal" cake, oat-meal or wheat-meal baked on a griddle. Porridge was the favourite food of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Doyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Treanfohanaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mark Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinaff, Co. Mayo