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School: Derries (roll number 11388)

Location:
Derries, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Meadhbh Bean Uí Chiaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 035

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    In olden times people used to eat different food than is eaten now. Some people ate twice and others three times a day.
    They used to eat oatmeal porridge and oat-bread and fish and potatoes and and [sic] they drank milk. They did not eat bacon because they said it was not clean. Wooden vessels were used before cups. Tea was not used in Ireland until over eighty years ago. In olden times people kept the table behind the wall. This table
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Cafferty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derries, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr B. Mc Cafferty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derries, Co. Donegal