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School: Ráithíní (Rehins)

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Rahans, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Longáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 161

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    Seventy five years ago, I well remember the supper we had on Christmas night. On this particular night we had tea. Tea of course was very scarce and dear at that time.
    For Christmas night we got a stone of flour, and a little tea and sugar. We made the tea in a pot, as we had no teapots then. For drinking the tea, we used mugs and wooden noggins.
    At the supper we used the cake made from the flour, in addition to potato cake and "boxty bread".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Emily Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyderg, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Ballyderg, Co. Mayo