School: Ráthdubháin (roll number 9385)
- Location:
- Rathduane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pilib Ó Múinneacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0323, Page 029
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- (continued from previous page)Formerly meat was very scarce and when the people used it they had salt meat principally. They used no fish or vegetables at that time. On Easter Sunday they eat a large quantity of eggs. Although a number of older people say that fish or vegetables were not used in their younger days, some others are of the opinion that ling fish was used to a great extent, and that the principal vegetables used then were cabbage, turnips and lettuce. The old people are said to have had no special foods in those olden days.
About fifty years ago tea is is said to have come first into use in my district.
- Informant
- Ned Riordan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortavehy West, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Thomas Corkery
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydaly, Co. Cork
