School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 163

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  1. Name of Jeller- Mrs. Many Foy
    Adress-barrareagh, Bonniconlon, Ballina
    Food in olden times.
    The people long ago used to eat three meals in the day. They used to eat their breakfast their dinner and their supper. They used to eat their breakfast in the morning, their dinner in the middle of the day and their supper late in the evening.
    The people used to do some work before their breakfast. When they used to be digging the patatoes they used to go out and dig some of the potatoes before they would eat their breakfast.
    The people used to eat potatoes for their breakfast. They used to take milk along with potatoes if they had it in the house. They used to take
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    2. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Foy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Foy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo