School: Corlis

Location:
Corlis, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 182

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 182

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    turnips were the chief vegetables; but nettles were sometimes used in Summer.
    Up to about twenty years ago tea was only taken twice a day; but now it is drunk four or five times and most people have a tea supper. Long ago the tea was drunk out of tin porringers and later out of delph mugs.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eugene O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Legaland, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Thomas O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Legaland, Co. Cavan