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School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

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Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Manus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 428

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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    Long, long ago the people lived on three meals a day. These meals consisted of breakfast dinner and sup[per] Every morning there was about two hours work done before breakfast. For breakfast everyone got his share of a pot of stirabout and these they call "Big shots" to used to have little drop of tea or wash it down. For dinner the table was arranged but not as nowadays. A large pot was set in the middle of the floor and on the top of it was a large "skip" made of sally rods. On this table was a fine heap of spuds and to each perso[n] was given a [saus]pan of buttermil[k] and some salt. Before retiring they used to help themselves to so[me] fresh milk and oaten bread.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Hopkins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lawaus, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Delia Hopkins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lawaus, Co. Mayo