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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 189

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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    Long ago people had only three meals a day, these were breakfast, dinner and supper. People got up at seven o'clock and went out to work without anything to eat or drink until ten or eleven o'clock then they had their breakfast which consisted of oatmeal porridge and buttermilk. At three o'clock they had their dinner of potatoes and buttermilk. At nine o'clock they had their supper of either potatoes and buttermilk or porridge and buttermilk
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James O' Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo