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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 069

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 069

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  1. Food in Olden Times (continued)

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    cabbage peas onions and parsley.
    The people ate special food long ago on Easter Sunday. They ate rice on Easter Sunday night. They ate corn flour during the day. They ate pancakes and potatobread on sraift Tuesday. The people used noggins long ago. The noggins was made of wood. It was like a cup. I dont know when cups were first used.
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  2. Food of Olden Times

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    Long ago the people took three meals a day. They took one in the morning another at midday and at night. The names were their breakfast dinner and supper.
    The people used to take oaten bread to the breakfast.
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosena Hannigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cullentragh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Edward Hannigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cullentragh, Co. Cavan