School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)
- Location:
- Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 424
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- (continued from previous page)ago and it was made of oatmeal, flour, and water. Then it was put on a griddle to harden.
Fish was eaten on Christmas and New Year's Day.
People ate no late than ten o'clock at night.
Eggs were eaten on Easter Sunday.
Tea was first used in my district in the year 1863.
Tin pans were first used instead of cups for drinking out of. Later on, wooden bowls were used and afterwards delph bowls. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- John Lafferty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowbeg, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Charles Canning
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Ballymagaraghy, Co. Donegal