School: Summerville (roll number 622)
- Location:
- Summerville, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: John Burke
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- The people long ago ate three meals a day and sometimes only two. The meals were breakfast, dinner and supper. On a busy day the breakfast was eaten with candlelight, the dinner was eaten between twelve and one o'clock and the supper when the work was done. In summer the people worked before having food.
For breakfast cruds and whey and oatmeal bread was eaten. Sometimes yellow meal stirabout was eaten. For dinner potatoes and salt were eaten. Sometimes pigs' feet and pigs' head were eaten. For supper yellow meal stirabout and skim milk was eaten. Sometimes potatoes were eaten for supper as well as dinner.(continues on next page)