School: Ballybay (Hall St.) (roll number 12378)
- Location:
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Ó Maonaigh
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- People used to eat four meals a day in olden times, breakfast, dinner, tea, supper. The people worked in the morning before having food.
When the people were cutting turf in their summer they got porridge to their dinner. Potatoes were not eaten at every meal. Milk was drunk. Very little meat was eaten. The people living near the lakes and rivers had fish to eat. Very few vegetables were eaten. The people ate eggs at Easter. - 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.
