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School: An Muileann (roll number 9208)

Location:
Mullen, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
B. Mac Siúrtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0240, Page 079

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    In the olden times bull-calves were not as valuable as they are now. When they were a week or two old they were brought to the local butcher and sold to him.
    There was a butcher living in each village. The butchers killed the calves and sold them out in quarters at a shilling each.
    The people came and bought them. They brought them home and boiled the veal as it was called.Then they fried it and ate it.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kathleen Breslin
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    77
    Address
    Leitrim, Co. Roscommon