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School: Ballinakillew (roll number 8433)

Location:
Ballynakillew Mountain, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mary K. Nutt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 443

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 443

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  1. My Home District (continued)

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  2. The Food of the People of Long Ago

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    The people of long ago often took six meals a day. The meals were in the morning they used to take rye bread and a noggin of milk. A noggin was a big wooden mug. Another couple of hours after that they took potatoes when they were plentiful, but when they had no potatoes they took oaten porridge and another noggin of milk. Some hours after they took more oaten bread and another noggin of milk. They took some more ry bread
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