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School: Tarmon (roll number 13997)

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Tarmon, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
P. Layden
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 285

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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    Food in the olden times
    Mrs Gruihen
    Tawnycorragh, Co Leitrim
    50 Years
    Tawnycorragh, Lough Allen, Co Leitrim
    The people of long ago had not as good a food as the people nowadays have. The principal food the people of long ago had was potato-cake boxty, and oat cake. The people of long ago always drank butter-milk. Long ago the people would not eat their supper after seven o'clock. They used to go out working before their breakfast. When they were digging the potatoes they always left a few ridges to make potato cake and boxty at Christmas. The people of long ago were very healthy. They used to eat a lot of porridge long ago.Some of the people that were reared in those times are still living.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Guihen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Tawnycorragh, Co. Leitrim