School: Ráth na Loch (C.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 17000)

Location:
Ranalough, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 132

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 132

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    from the descendants of Francis Herbert in the year 1729. Three generations of Meredith's lived there for over two hundred years. But Thomas Meredith the last man sold it to the land Commission a year ago to be divided among the poor farmers in the district. The land is now divided.
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  2. About forty years ago people only ate three meals a day namely breakfast, dinner and supper. The breakfast was eaten at eight oclock, the dinner at one, and the supper at six. Potatoes were eaten for the three meals, but sometimes meal bread baked on a griddle and skimmed milk was used for breakfast.
    People got up at six oclock and went out working and then were called in to the breakfast when it was ready.
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Butler
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ranalough, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tom Butler
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Ranalough, Co. Kerry