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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceann tSáile

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    of potatoes and turnips or else sprats, also a basin of sour milk between two men. When taking their meals, the family sat round a table placed in the centre of the floor. If any of the potatoes were left over they were roasted later on, in the ashes of the furze. They used to call them "Roasters". Stirabout made from Indian Meal was sometimes taken with the salt sprats.
    The men used to thresh the corn with a flail and they should have so much threshed in order to earn four pence a day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maighread Ní Drisceóil
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinsale, Co. Cork