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School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)

Location:
Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0292, Page 099

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    was much used by farmers. It came in barrels holding about two hundredweight. It was of a very poor quality being very tough and fat. It was sold for I think 3d per lb. Vegetables were always boiled with it and it was extolled because of its virtue of "softening" cabbage and turnips. Frozen beef from the Argentine was sold in Skibbereen about thirty five years ago by a company known as the River Plate Company.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    J. Barry
    Age
    54
    Address
    Derreennalomane, Co. Cork