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School: An Currach Mór (roll number 7707)

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Curragh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 400

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  1. A Pious Story - Food in Olden Times

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    The food used by the people of long ago differed very much from the food of nowadays. People ate three meals every day. The name of the first meal was breakfast the second was called dinner and the third was called supper.
    At breakfast the had porridge and at dinner they ate potatoes and at supper they had mashed potatoes called cally.
    The table was in
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sara Stephens
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballaghduff, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Stephens
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballaghduff, Co. Galway