School: St Oran's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Éibhir
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- (continued from previous page)In the olden times the old people would sit round a basket made of rods in the middle of flore and they would eat herrin and potatoes to their dinner. It was all salted things they ate.
- Food in Olden TimesIn olden times the people ate potatoes or their tea in the evening. The people drunk milk at every meal the ate during the day. Some people would rather drink sweet milk and some would rather drink butter milk. The people used bowls and cups made of tin. They never used much tea in olden times because it was very dear.
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- Informant
- Mrs Mulholland
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Gortyarrigan, Co. Donegal