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School: Cúlfada (roll number 13763)

Location:
Culfadda, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Liam Barún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 116

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  1. Food in the Olden Times

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    In the olden times the people lived longer and enjoyed better health than now this was due to the plain food the eat. Their morning food was a porringer of indian meal porrige. They done their morning's work before they eat any thing this made them very healthy. They took a porringer of porrige and butter milk. Very few drank tea. Their midday meal was potatoes. When the potatoes were boiled they were put into a hand basket and the water was taken from them
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    J. Shannon
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Culfadda, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    P. Rafferty
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Culfadda, Co. Sligo