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School: Dunlavin (B.)

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Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow
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Mícheál Ó Gogáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0914, Page 075

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  1. Food in Olden Times (continued)

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    into this neighbourhood about one hundred and forty years ago.
    Before cups became common people used to use tinnies which were shaped like a mug. Later on mugs came into use.
    They had no kettles or teapots so they used to make the tea in saucepans and pots.
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  2. Food in Olden Times

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    From information I have received from Mrs Grace Uppertown. She told me that years ago Irish people used to eat very little nourishing food as compared with the people nowadays, They used to eat two meals a day, a farmer would rise
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bartholomew Grace
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Uppertown, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mrs Grace
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Uppertown, Co. Wicklow