School: Edraguil (roll number 11225)
- Location:
- Edergole, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Nic Philip
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 347
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- (continued from previous page)formed the people's supper. It was eaten about an hour before returning
Butter and eggs were used in those days, especially on Sunday. They were considered a luxury, not that they were scarce but people used try and have a large quantity of these to the market. On Christmas Day as now there were geese and turkeys for the table. And there were used on New Year's Day and on the sixth of January. Eggs are eaten on Easter Sunday. Long ago people took black sugarless tea on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Apple dumpling and fried boxty were eaten on Hallow Eve. People eat rice and barram-brack and nuts and fruit now on Hallow Eve. Boxty is scarcely ever used now, the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mollie Dowd
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carsan, Co. Monaghan
