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School: Tobar (C.)

Location:
Tober, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Bean Uí Thóirdhealbhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0808, Page 189

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    Long ago the people ate only two meals a day breakfast and supper. They ate potatoes and oaten bread for each meal. The oaten bread was made with meal and water, it was rolled out very thin and baked on griddles.
    For their breakfast they always ate porridge and they thought it was very good food. They never drank tea only at Easter and Christmas and if they had any left over they kept it for the next time.
    For their dinner they always ate boxty It was made with raw potatoes, salt and flour and it was rolled
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Johnson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tinamuck South, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Michael Johnson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    39
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tinamuck South, Co. Offaly