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School: St. Anne's (B.)

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Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Mac an t Saoir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1012, Page 199

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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    In olden times people took three meals a day, one in the morning, one at midday and the last one at four or five oclock. There was a saying that it was dangerous to take any meal going to bed.
    The people nearby always worked before having any food. Potatoes were only eaten at midday and at the other meals, oaten bread was eaten.
    Buttermilk was drunk at the midday meal
    The old people never used a table but sat around the fire.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aed Mc Evoy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan