School: Cill Bheoláin (B.), Áth an Mhuilinn, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Kilbolane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Séaghdha
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- Daniel Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Milford, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Ellen Bruce
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Milford, Co. Cork
- Addn.:
The breakfast was at 7 o'clock, dinner at one & the supper about 8 o'clock.
The meals consisted of buttermilk, potatoes & oatmeal.
All people did not eat potatoes at every meal. - Addn.:
Wheaten bread was eaten by all the people & meat was eaten twice a week - on Wednesday's & Sunday's. Salt meat was eaten. People did not take food late at night. Tea was 'scarce' & they drank it only @ Christmas. Tea became common here about 60 yrs. ago.
Tin mugs were used, before cups became common.
