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School: Drumnahoul

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Drumnahoul, Co. Donegal
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Sorcha Ní Choltair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1035, Page 436

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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    The people in olden times used to eat only three times a day. Early in the morning they used to take oat bread and butter and at dinnertime they used to eat potatoes and butter and sometimes fish Early in the evening the old people used to take oat bread and butter and milk.
    In olden times this oatmeal was ground out of corn. when the oatmeal was ground it was baked and put on a large flat stone or griddle.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Bustard
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leghawny, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Henry Bustard
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Leghawny, Co. Donegal