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School: Killadangan (roll number 4854)

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Killadangan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Bean Uí Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138C, Page 04_021

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    Long ago the people, never ate the food the people eat nowadays. In the morning they would have yellow meal porridge, boiled with water in a pot, and salt to flavour it. When the porridge was boiled, each person got a mug of butter milk, and a plate of porridge, and they were well satisfied with their frugal breakfast.
    For their dinner they would have a big pot of potatoes and a mug of buttermilk, salt, and a print of butter if they had it, they would not say no to this as they thought it was a meal fit for a king. There was no tea to be got
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maud Gannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Streamstown, Co. Mayo