School: Billeady (roll number 10645)
- Location:
- Billeady, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0935, Page 098
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- The people long ago used to have three meals:- breakfast, dinner, supper. At 8 o'clock in the morning breakfast was, and supper at 7:30 o'clock. The people used to work before breakfast. They used to be up at candle-light. Potatoes and butter-milk were used at every meal. The table was in the middle of the floor.Oaten meal bread was generally eaten. First the flour and oaten meal were mixed. Then butter-milk was put in to it and it was stired. Then more flour was put into it and then it is put on a pan, and then it is put into the oven. Salt meat was eaten. Herring and vegetables were used. At Christmas, Weddings, and Birthdays(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maisie Mc Vicar
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cremartin, Co. Monaghan
- (continued from previous page)interfered with them. Lights have been seen, and dancing and music has been heard.
