School: Kiffa

Location:
Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Helen Dinneen
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0992, Page 072

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0992, Page 072

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    on a Sunday. The people used to drink a lot of milk especially butter-milk, and Long ago the used to take sugar and water to there Porridge when they had no milk.
    Long ago a lot of people used to work before there breakfast and they only worked till six o'clock and then they would eat the supper of porridge or potatoes and they would go to bed and would be up at day light again.
    They used to make bannock bread with potatoes and oaten meal.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Evelyn Mc Clelland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr John Mc Clelland
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiffagh, Co. Cavan