School: Cuileann Uí Chaoimh (B.), Sráid an Mhuilinn (roll number 4440)
- Teacher: Ruaidhrí Ó Cadhla
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- Food in Olden times
The people in olden times ate only two meals a day. The breakfast at ten o clock and the dinner. The breakfast consisted of bread, butter, and milk Meal and mild was eaten at eh dinner. Potatoes were not eaten at every meal. They sat round the table in the centre of the floor. The table was not hung against the wall. Black bread was eaten. They used eat fresh meat and salt herrings. The used to use wooden vessels before cups came into use.
Sean Kelly Lislehane Millstreet
age 65
Told by William Murphy Ahane
- Collector
- Sean Kiely
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lislehane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- William Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Ahane Upper, Co. Cork
