School: Easgéiphtine (C.) (roll number 2040)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 127
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- (continued from previous page)the wealthy people, in money. If any person did not pay tithes, they were put to prison.
- Long ago the people had only two meals in the day. The breakfast and supper. These were composed of potatoes and sour milk. The people ate round a big table in the centre of the floor.The principal foods used then were potatoes, salt meat, sour milk, and oneway bread. The salt meat was cooked on a griddle. Stirabout was also used but is not used at present. At marriage feasts geese and chickens were used.Before cups came into use, timber vessels called pigens were used. Long ago people worked at dawn of day.
- The people in olden times had only two meals the breakfast and the supper. The people worked early in the morning before having any food. The food the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Casey
- Gender
- Female
