School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)
- Location:
- Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Thos. Mc Gettrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0169
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- Porridge or as the old people called it "Stirabout" was eaten for breakfast
Potatoes or generally called "praties" in olden times, it was taken from the Irish of potatoes "Prarsi" were eaten for dinner. Potatoes and salt were eaten for dinner and sometimes called "colcannon" or generally called "cally."
A little boy was asked what his meals for each day He said, "praties again" "praties again" and praties again.
Jimmy McHugh of Carrigans was asked in school what had he for his supper, he said
"Fod mona nair cos mo arair" He meant a basket of potatoes left on a sod of turf at his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rosie Scanlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
