School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Sr. M. Columbanus
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Food in Olden Times (continued)
“The people in this parish in olden times lived on very plain, but wholesome food,”
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“In ancient times,the Irish people partook of three meals every day.”
In ancient times, the Irish people partook of three meals every day. They were breakfast, which was taken very early in the morning, dinner was taken about half past eleven or twelve o'clock and supper was taken about seven o'clock in the afternoon. Each and every morning there was some work done before the people partook of their first meal(continues on next page)