School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)
- Location:
- An Léana Mór, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: Brian Mac Tomas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 317
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- (continued from previous page)lighted, which makes the fire more easily kindled.
When the fire is kindled, the woman fills the kettle with spring water. When the kettle is boiling she makes the tea. Soon the family is all up and all get a cup of tea before beginning their day's work. Then the big boys or the father goes to the farmyard and feeds the horses, cows and pigs.
While the father is doing all this the mother is preparing the breakfast, which generally consists of home-made bread and tea; and sometimes oat-meal porridge is boiled and eaten before the tea. Then if the father is a shopkeeper he opens(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ard Anraidh, Co. an Longfoirt
