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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 15_011

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    Long ago they people used to eat different food to what the eat now-a-days. For breakfast they would eat oatmeal porridge and milk For dinner they had bacon & some oatmeal bread. They would place a large basket on the middle of the floor & about six people would sit round it at meal. For supper they had potato-cake and coffy They would hang up the basket after the meal. They would
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Stephen Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Geraty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aille, Co. Mayo