School: St Patricks Convent, Kilkenny (roll number 10478)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Dominic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 140

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  3. XML “Food in Olden Times”
  4. XML “Hurling Song”

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  1. In olden times people had three meals a day which consisted of potatoes and milk. After a hard's mornings work they had breakfast. They got up at half past five and worked hard till half past eight. They fed pigs with rotten potatoes milked
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ella Howard
    Gender
    Female
  2. (continued from previous page)
    Wexford though they were going to win
    parley boo.
    But Kilkenny Gave them a great take-in
    Inkey pinkey parley boo.
    On the return of the Kilkenny hurlers from James' Park on the Freshford road the Captain of the team - Lory Maher sang this song. The was the first time it was ever heard.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.