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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 206

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    The three Black Fast days were Ash Wednesday, Spy Wednesday and Good Friday. In past years the people went through severe penance on those days. They were not allowed to drink tea with milk in it, and they had to eat bread made with water. The children ate potatoe cake with sugar on it. For dinner the people had a herring, and sauce made from flour called “Blubbery” or “Salamagundy”. Some people put oat-meal juice in their tea. Only three times a day did young or old get food.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maurice Whyms
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Martin Whyms
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly