School: Currach Saileach (roll number 13800)

Location:
Curraghsallagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Séamus Mag Fhloinn
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    mixed with salt, and buttermilk and pounded into cally. The latest time people ever ate was nine oclock every night. The certain kind of food eaten on special occasions were, On Easter Sunday eggs, On St. John's night loaf - bread, On Shrove Tuesday pancakes, On Hallow eve col-cannan and at Christmas potato bread.
    Tea was first introduced about eighty years ago. Before cups were common people used to drink out of noggins.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Winnie Carney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghsallagh, Co. Roscommon