School: Ráth Araidh (roll number 9362)
- Location:
- Rahara, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M. Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 134
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- Food in Olden Times
People used to eat their breakfasts before daylight. a A pot of porridge they had for breakfast. Potatoes and butter they had for dinner. People used to have no tea in the evening. They used to have porridge for supper. They used eat eggs on Easter Sunday - a feast after the Black Fast of Lent.
People used eat meals three times a day - porridge and buttermilk twice a day and a sziob of potatoes with buttermilk the third time.
A drink called Sound Sheerans was made. The inner hull of the oats was winnowed from the meal. It was put to steep in a crock or earthenware vessel until it soured. When soured it was strained off an boiled (the water and(continues on next page)
