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School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 281

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    In olden times the people used to eat two meals in the day. They meals were breakfast and dinner. They used to work four or five hours before breakfast. They would get potatoes for there breakfast and the same for there dinner. There were no meat in olden times only the flesh of animals they used to eat the meals out in the fields.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardateggle, Co. Laois
    Informant
    James More Folerton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crettyard, Co. Laois