School: Seandrom, Ráth Luirc (roll number 11499)

Location:
Shandrum, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eibhlis, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0367, Page 262

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    She drank it up in tea
    Cheer boys cheer
    The stirabout is boiling
    Cheer boys cheer
    The milk is very hot
    Cheer boys cheer
    The spoons are on the table
    And cheer boys cheer
    For the scraping of the pot.
    tea 1d oz, sugar 1 1/2 lb.
    bread 2 1/2 loaf.
    Later on brown bread or white bread "as black as the hob" baked on a griddle
    Made of wheaten flour, undressed, sour skimmed milk
    You might see meat once in 10 days. Salt meat. Never saw fresh meat. Salted herring seldom eaten - only as a luxury thrown across a tongs and roasted. Sometimes eaten raw.
    Vegetables - turnips boiled in salt coating, cabbage
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
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