School: Bán-Tír (B.) (roll number 2803)

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1. Food in the Olden Times

   

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   The people of "Garrane", Banteer, used to eat only two meals per day. Sour milk and potatoes was the food. Workmen never came in out of the fields for meals like nowadays, but a basket made at home was used, for taking the food out to them. This basket was divided into four parts, and each man's food was in its own place. The breakfast consisted of a quart of sour milk, and thee potatoes each. This was at eight o'clock. Dinner used to be given at two, and that consisted of a quart of sour milk, and five potatoes each. If you were a deserver of more than five potatoes you would get them. Mrs Connors told me, that you should pay for what you ate during the week. If you happened to be sick, you should send to your employer for potatoes, as that was the only food available for the poor. The husband of Mrs O'Connor used to take salmon from the Blackwater, at Gurrane, Banteer, put them up the chimney to smoke, and sometimes in a barrel with salt, and have them as food almost the year round. A table was erected near the wall in the kitchen, and was hung on the wall when not in use. There was no dresser, but a board

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   Topics

   1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   David Deady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Loughlea, Co. Cork

   Informant

   John O Connor

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Address

   Knockbrack, Co. Cork