School: Star of the Sea, Glengivney (roll number 12334)

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1. Local Fairs (continued)

   

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   The August fair in Carn, is called the "Lammas Fair" and is a good sheep fair. Lammas Fair is sometimes called the "Herd's Fair" because the boy who is hired for herding cattle is allowed to this fair to buy gooseberries. Sometimes it is called the "Gooseberry Fair". "Hallow Day fair" is the fair that is held in November. "Hallow Day Fair" is the end of the harvest.
   People who sell old clothes at fairs are called "canters". Animals are sometimes exchanged at fairs between farmers and "boot" is given to equalise the value of the animal.

   

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2. Food in Olden Times

   

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   In olden times the people got two meals in the day, one in the morning and one in the evening. The people had no clocks at this time and the way they knew the time was "to go by the sun". Some of the people had a sun-dial and when these people went in for their two meals the other people followed. Most of the people went out to work before they got their breakfast. These people went out to the field to delve. Some of the meals consisted of oaten cakes and porridge. Some of the other meals consisted of butter-milk and Boxty Bonnóg.
   Boxty Bonnóg or "fadge" was a common food in olden times, and sometimes it is used yet, but not very commonly. The boxty was made of potatoes, (sometimes grated or minced, raw potatoes)

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   Topics

   1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Mc Henry

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Dan Mc Laughlin

   Relation

   Relative (other than parent or grandparent)

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   75

   Address

   Glennagiveny, Co. Donegal