School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)
- Location:
- Blennerville, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 537
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- (continued from previous page)three meals in the day, breakfast, dinner, and supper, 9 o'clock for breakfast, 2 o'clock for dinner, and 7 o'clock for supper. People used to work from six to nine before getting their breakfast.
They used to eat bread in morning, and potatoes for dinner, and supper. Poor people had to do with potatoes for every meal, as tea was scarce at that time. Sour milk they usually drank. The table was pulled out in centre of the floor, and the people sat round it.
Yellow meal bread was generally used at that time. It was made with boiling hot water. Very little meat was eaten as the people couldn't afford to buy it. Anybody that could afford to kill a pig, or a cow(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Tangney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Curragraigue, Co. Kerry
