School: Creach na mBearna
- Location:
- Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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Food in Olden Times
People in olden times took three meals in the day, namely breakfast, dinner and supper. They generally took porridge for breakfast, potatoes and buttermilk for dinner and porridge for supper.They used to place a basket on the middle of the floor, fill it with potatoes and sit around it and eat them. The majority of the people worked before taking their morning meal. The people of long ago used very little meat but when they did use it they used fresh meat. They also used fish. The different kinds of bread used were boxty bread, oatmeal bread, and potato cake. They also used vegetables.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary E. Mc Manus
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Seltannaveeny, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr Tom Mc Manus
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Seltannaveeny, Co. Roscommon
