School: Cluain Taidhg (Clontead), Achadh Cóiste (roll number 14023)
- Location:
- Clontead More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 079
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- Food in olden times differed very much from the food at the present day. People generally rose at 5.30 a.m. in Summer and an hour later in Winter. At certain seasons, such as the digging of the potatoes, or setting wheat, they had their first meal before they went to work and would be out in the field at break of day.
The first meal consisted of boiled potatoes and boiled milk, usually cows milk, sometimes sheeps milk, and goats milk. Dinner consisted of the same foods meat being given occasionally. Salt meat was oftener used than fresh meat. People generally sat at the table in the centre of the floor.
Sometimes it was placed near the wall. On certain feast days such as Christmas day and Easter Sunday fresh and salt meat were plentifully used, followed by a good glass of punch.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Crissie Lyons
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr J. O' Dwyer
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Coolacullig, Co. Cork
