School: Convent of Mercy, Moville (roll number 9278)

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1. Food and Clothes in Moville 80 Years Ago (continued)

   

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   on outside the town and taken off when returning home. I have often asked the old friends whether they were not just as happy and healthy in these old days as today "Yes" they say. The girls had shawls and no hats, and seldom wore shoes or stockings. Food was very cheap and very simple. Even a century ago I am told that potatoes were not common. They lived on oatmeal porridge and oat-bread, and drank buttermilk. Indian meal was little used, nor was tea drunk, except as a luxury. Wages were indeed, small, but food was equally cheap. There was less means of transport. Consequently cod, each weighing fourteen pounds or more were 2/6 a dozen.

   

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Rita Mc Gowen

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carnagarve, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Bishop Montgomery

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Bishop

   Address

   Moville, Co. Donegal