School: Cluain le Fán (roll number 12817)

Location:
Cloonliffen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Callaráin
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  1. The people ate three meals long ago. Every morning they are Indian meal porridge or potatoes. They worked three or four hours before their breakfast every morning. At dinner times they at potatoes and milk. They had oaten and rye bread for their supper. They had not many tables long ago but they had scibs instead. When each meal was over the scibs were
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Martin Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Cuslough Demesne, Co. Mayo
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    used to have their breakfast at eight o'clock in the morning, and the dinner at twelve o'clock, and the supper at six o'clock. The people used to work before their breakfast long ago. Potatoes and porridge was mostly what was eaten. They used to drink alot of milk. They used to eat oatmeal or whole flour bread. They used to eat salt meat. The people long ago used to eat eggs or Easter Sunday, and a drake on St Martin's day and a goose on Christmas Day.
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