School: Tunnyduff
- Location:
- Tonyduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cathaláin
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- (continued from previous page)hung up against the wall when not in use. Oaten Bread, boxty bread and potatoe bread were mostly eaten. They ate plenty of oaten bread and butter and milk because there was no tea. Meat was eaten fresh very often. Vegetables are more eaten now than (now) long ago. In Winter when the milk was scarce they used a substitute called “sowans” which was made by steeping oaten meal and toppins in water until it fermented. After the liqid was strained it was ready for use. On Christmas day and Easter special foods were eaten. Some joined and killed a bullock and had plenty of beef. Tea was a novelty then and was only used on special occasions. “Noggins” were used long before cups or mugs were heard of.
Pupil:- Bernard Smyth, Corrodoagh, Bailieboro
From. Mrs Lynch.
- Collector
- Bernard Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cordoagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Lynch
- Gender
- Female
