School: Ballyconnell (B.)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Conaill, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: James Mulligan
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up the tea leaves on a plate, set them before the clergyman. American bacon could be bought for 2d a lb, and a large loaf the size of two of the ordinary loafs, could be bought for 4d. Sugar was 2d per lb, Rice 2d per lb and Wheatmeal about 5d per cwt.
- Food in olden times.
The number of meals eaten long ago was three, Breakfast, Dinner an Tea. The food eaten at breakfast was oaten porridge and buttermilk and to dinner potatoes and cabbage and as for tea, it was seldom taken, because it was very scarce, so they used to take the same for tea as for breakfast. I heard tell of a man who, often in the(continues on next page) - Informant
- Peter Mc Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Snugborough, Co. an Chabháin
