School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 101

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 101

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    farmers get up at six o’clock and work in the yard milking cows and cleaning the yard. They eat their breakfast at eight o’clock. For breakfast the farmers have bread and tea and eggs or meat.
    They work on the farm then until twelve o’clock or dinner time. This meal is usually eaten at twelve o’clock. They eat potatoes with bacon and cabbage. After this they get tea and then return to their work.
    During the long days of summer they get tea in the field at three o’clock.
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