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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 545

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    Long ago there were no flour nor tea like there are now, and so the people had no bread or tea for their breakfasts. In the morning they would put down a pot of potatoes, and when they would be boiled, they would strain them, and put them out on a basket which was left in the middle of the floor, then the whole family would sit around the basket, for this was their table. Sometimes they might have a herring or mackeral with the potatoes, but the most of the time, they only had a mug of butter-milk or thick-milk.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Munnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Munnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo