School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lios Mór
- Location:
- Lismore, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: An tSr M. Cárthach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0636, Page 17
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- In the olden times and up to about twenty years ago, the working people of this district, usually started their days work at about six o'clock in the morning, without any food taken before starting their labour.
Usually at eight o'clock they partook of the first meal of the day.
The meals in those days, were made up of potatoes, and sour milk, and salt, or sometimes stira-bout.
Bread was rarely eaten in those days, because the people could not afford to buy it.
Meat in those days was a luxury, and was rarely used. But fish was not so dear, and salt fish was often used.
The food ind the olden times seemed to agree with the people, as they were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Lineen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lismore, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mr T. Lineen
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lismore, Co. Waterford
