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School: Knockjames

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 04_007

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    Olden Food
    25th April, 1938
    Long ago the people used only ate twice a day. For their breakfast they used to have either potatoes and butter milk or else Indian gruel and oaten mixed. They used to have raw potatoes grated when they were grated they used to squeeze the water and bake it like a cake when it was baked they used to ate it with golden syrup. They used
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Halpin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Halpin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare