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School: An Clochán (C.)

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Cloghan, Co. Offaly
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Mairéad, Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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    mixed and they had the same for their supper and they had potatoes and butter, and milk for their dinner and sometimes an egg.
    They did not put on a table cloth they spread a piece of a canvas bag on the table to keep it clean.
    When friends came on visits they gave them shelled cocoa and oaten bread.
    They all sat around the table at each meal, the table was placed in the middle of the floor, and when finished,
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Winnie Feighery
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Feighery
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly