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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

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Baile Uí Mhatháin, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    In olden times people used to eat different food to what we eat nowadays. They used to eat porridge for their breakfast, and after their breakfast they might take dry bread and tea with no milk in it, they used to call it black-tea. They also used to eat oaten bread. For their dinner they would eat a few potatoes and drink buttermilk as they were poor. For their tea they would eat oaten bread and buttermilk or black-tea.
    These people were poorer and more hard-working than the people nowadays. They would be
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. táirgí
      1. táirgí bia (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Conlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile Uí Mhatháin, Co. an Longfoirt
    Informant
    Conlon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile Uí Mhatháin, Co. an Longfoirt