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School: Swords (C.) (roll number 7339)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 131

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    When the meals are ready, the table is put in the middle of the floor and the mother and father sit at it, while the children sit at the fire and on the floor.
    At Christmas and Easter the people kill a kidgoat or a chicken for the festival and they also make a big cake with currants for the evening meal.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Baker
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin