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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 12_008

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    Long ago the people lived on Indian meal stirabout and butter-milk, brown bread, and coasts of potatoes. There was no tea coffee or cocoa in them. Times and the people were much stronger and healthier and fit to do more work than the people that are going now. Long ago the used to eat only two meals aday. They used to have potatoes for their breakfast and porridge for
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Heraty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Forkfield or Gowel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat O' Mally
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Mayo