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School: Rampark, Jenkinstown (roll number 2532)

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Rampark, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Fionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0660, Page 126

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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    In olden times food was not as plentiful as it is now. The children used to be very lucky if they got a few slices of oaten-meal bread without butter or jam on it. They used to take porridge and nothing else for their breakfast and fish and potatoes and salt for their dinner. They never drank tea or they never had any meal between their dinner and their supper and they took porridge again for their supper. On Hallow’een night they would make “colcannon” out of potatoes for their supper.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Rampark, Co. Louth