School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)

Location:
Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 19_033

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 19_033

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  1. Food was very scarce in olden times - only two meals were eaten every. The people used to work every morning before their breakfast. They had potatoes for the breakfast. The table was always beside the wall. Goats were the only animals they had. When food was very scarce the people used to kill the wild animals in the woods. They had old thatched houses made of mud
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Clifford
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Trienearagh, Co. Kerry