School: Baile an Bhile (B.) (roll number 12195)
- Location:
- Baile an Bhile, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: John F. Higgins
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- (continued from previous page)would stay up all night. Some people used to eat a cock on Saint Martin's night, and they used only eat one meal a day in Lent.
The landlords used to have tea but the used not. They used to buy in the week.
- The people used to eat three meals a day long ago. The names of the meals were breakfast, dinner and supper. The people used to eat their breakfast at nine o'clock and their supper at six o'clock in the evening. They used to have to go out to work before their breakfast. And when the breakfast would be ready they would be called in. They used to have porridge for their breakfast and supper and potatoes for their dinner. There was no tea at that time. They used to have the table against the wall.
They used to eat oaten meal bread long ago. The people used to eat fish long ago. They used to buy the fish in the shops. They used(continues on next page) - Collector
- Jarlath Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cos Shalach, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Thomas Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cos Shalach, Co. Mhaigh Eo
