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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile an Gharrdha

Location:
Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Sr M. Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 286

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  1. Food in Olden Times (continued)

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    Thursdays, Bacon was the meat always used except during the twelve days of Christmas. The people had beef for this feast. They honoured the twelve days of Christmas and managed to have special food for it. When the twelve days were over they were as poor as ever again.
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    The people long ago used to have three meals every day. The breakfast, dinner, and supper. They had potatoes and thick milk for the breakfast, small turnips and potatoes for the dinner. Gruel was eaten for the supper. It was made from coarse yellow
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hannah Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ballingarry, Co. Limerick