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School: Newtown, Fertullagh

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Newtownlow, Co. Westmeath
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K. Shumacher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 129

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    Potatoes were very much used and cabbage, carrots, parsnips, and cauliflower were eaten in olden times. Porridge is nearly out of fashion now. Some people used to eat early, and some used to eat later and go to bed after their supper.
    Certain kinds of food were eaten on special occasions. We do not know on what occasions special food were eaten, except that it was a custom to eat a lot of eggs on Easter Sunday. Tea was used in the district many years ago. Noggins were used instead of cups.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eirene Matthews
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynagore, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Matthews
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynagore, Co. Westmeath