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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 220

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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    In olden times people had only three meals. The meals consisted of porridge for their breakfast, potatoes and buttermilk for their d/?
    and for their supper they ? an oatmeal cake or a ? of porridge that was left after breakfast. People of l /? ago worked from seven o' clock in the morning until nine and they got their breakfast. They had their dinner at twelve' clock and their supper at six o' clock.
    (potatoes) Fish, corn, potatoes were the most com/? food they had. They never
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Concannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kincon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Concannon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kincon, Co. Mayo