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School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)

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Glenderry, Co. Kerry
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Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    The food in olden times differed very much from the food nowadays. The people lived on home grown food such as potatoes. The got up at about seven o'clock and they went to their work before they ate their breakfast. After an hour or so they came in and had a good meal of potatoes and skim milk. This was their food throughout the day except they sometimes had gruel for the supper which was made of meal. They also made "Stampy" sometimes. They made it of potatoes which were grated with
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Flahive
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Edmond Flahive
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry