School: Wilson N.S. (roll number 16138)
- Location:
- Raphoe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: A.J.M. Thompson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1102, Page 221
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- (continued from previous page)round the wood and there was a piece of iron the shape of a horse-shoe, put on top of the wood to prevent it from wearing. The water the people washed their feet in was good for curing warts. There was a tannery in Raphoe belonging to Mr. Witherow.
- In olden times the people ate only two meals in the day, breakfast and dinner. They had for their breakfast "oaten bread", and a bowl of goat's milk. They had for their dinner, potatoes, salt and a "noggin", of buttermilk, and either salt-meat, or salt bacon. They put the table in the middle of the floor, and put a dip of salt and a "noggin", of milk in front of each person. Then they put a "hoop", in the middle of the table, and emptied the potatoes into it. They peeled the potatoes with their fingers. "Noggins", are wooden bowls.
The bread was occasionally "oaten-bread". The way the made it was they mixed a dish of meal, some water, and a pinch of salt all together. The people only got tea on a Sunday. The way the made it was, they put the tea-(continues on next page) - Collector
- Sadie Mc Knight
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Oakfield Demesne, Co. Donegal
