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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 15_020

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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    In olden times the people only got two meals a day. The meals were yellow meal stir about and oatmeal bread. The people long ago used to work three to four hours before they got their breakfast. They used to go down to Fodubh with their horses for sand six or seven miles going and coming before they got their breakfast. They used to have yellow meal stir about and goats milk. They used to put in the kid goats and milk the goats in the morning
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caitlín Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female