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   of winter and cured it. This animal was hung to the roof to dry. This was eaten as salt meat meat for dinner during the winter. Their chief food was oat bread and porridge, salt beef and potatoes.

   At Christmas, Easter and Hallow-eve tea was drunk. This was considered a great [rarity?]. The tea was first brought to Ireland by a woman who did not know how to use it. She boiled the grains in water & strained the juice Then she ate the leaves. Food called Boxty which was made from potatoes was also used.

   The cows were milked into a wooden vessel called a piggin.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

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   Topics

   1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brigid Duffy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kiltoy, Co. Donegal