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School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

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Aughrim, Co. Galway
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Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0471

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    had potatoes, salt, and milk. On Friday they had salted fish.
    At supper-time, they had porridge wet with butter-milk.
    The first time the tea came into use, the people did not know how to use it. They would put the tea into a saucepan, and boil it in water. Then they would strain the water out of the tea leaves, and put them on plates with salt.
    After a while, the people found out how to use it.
    The latest time that people used to eat at night, was seven o'clock.
    (Betty Carthy, Northbrook)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Northbrook, Co. Galway