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School: An Clochar, Port Omna

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Portumna, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Lorcáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0057, Page 0417

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    In olden times people ate three meals a day. The breakfast consisted of porridge, made with oaten meal and either sweet milk or buttermilk. Dinner consisted of potatoes and buttermilk, with bacon and cabbage on Sundays. Supper consisted of porridge and milk or potatoes and milk.
    Oaten bread and wheaten meal bread were eaten. Oaten bread was made with water and oaten meal.
    Furmity was made of wheat and sweetened with sugar and spice and was a special dish for Halloween. Flummery was made from grains got from the mill.
    The last Sunday in July was called "Garland Sunday".
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Taylor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Portumna, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Clare Talyor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Portumna, Co. Galway