School: Cobh Labhráis (C.) (roll number 7453)
- Location:
- Rerrin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 180
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- (continued from previous page)meal, called stirabout and perhaps potatoes in the evening also. The people used to have most of their work done before breakfast. The table was usually placed near a seat along side of the wall and in some houses the table was hung up against the wall when not in use.
Bread which was made from home-ground oatmeal placed to bake near the fire in a griddle, was chiefly eaten Long ago meat was rarely eaten, except Christmas time and then it was a great luxury, but fish was eaten everyday and perhaps at every meal and it was the fish that made the people so healthy. The last meal was taken about 10 p.m. The night which we call "pancake night" was called "Stampi night" long ago as they used to grind up potatoes with a piece of tin nailed on to a piece of wood called a grater. and then squeeze the juice out of them and bake them. Then eat them with butter and this was called "stampi cake" which was a great treat. It is only about a hundred years ago since tea was first used, and about(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr F. Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardagh, Co. Cork
