School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)

Location:
Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0720, Page 005

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0720, Page 005

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  1. In olden times the people ate three meals a day. They were breakfast, dinner and supper. The breakfast was eaten at eight o'clock, the dinner at one o'clock and the supper at seven o'clock. All the people worked before having their (worked) breakfast in the morning. They had stirabout and buttermilk for breakfast. For dinner they had bacon and cabbage, potatoes and oaten bread. For supper they had stirabout also. Potatoes were used for dinner but some
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Flanagan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Flanagan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Whitehall, Co. Westmeath