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School: N. Colmcille, Buncrana (roll number 16752)

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 364

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 364

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  1. The Care of the Feet (continued)

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    on them selves. They had stuff called guta percha and they put it on top of the sole then got a red hot iron and they flattened it down with and it then hardened and stuck on.
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  2. The Food in Olden Times

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    The people had about three meals a day in olden times. These meals were the breakfast, the dinner, and the supper. The people had potatoes to every meal. If a man was near his work he worked before he got his breakfast.
    Milk was drunk to the potatoes. Some people had porridge to their supper. The people generally used buttermilk. The bread
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anton Mac Donnchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Willie Gill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 70