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School: Coppena, Graiguenamanagh (roll number 1152)

Location:
Coppanagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 089

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  1. The Local Patron Saint (continued)

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  2. Food in Olden Times

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    In olden times - before the great Famine - people used to take only three meals a day. They usually worked about an hour before breakfast, and then three meals of potatoes a day. Buttermilk and salt was taken with them and sometimes fish. Meat was was seldom or never used. It was considered a luxury. In very olden times the people would have a tiny pieces of meat hanging up in the corner of the house and when they would be eating the potatoes they would point
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