School: Mullach Airlinne (roll number 1173)

Location:
Mullagharlin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Siúrdáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0663, Page 064

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0663, Page 064

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  1. In the olden times food was scarce in this and mostly every part in the country. There were three meals a day when the food was obtainable. The chief food then was potato bread, and Indian meal bread and also a little butter-milk to drink.
    The food was eaten three times a day when they had it. Sometimes for breakfast they had oaten meal porridge. The men got up at six o'clock in the morning and went out to work without any food; they then came back for their breakfast at eight o'clock. Sometimes they got a cup
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Breege Jordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullagharlin, Co. Louth