School: Baile an Doire (roll number 15156)

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1. A Story (continued)

   

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   the red jacket. "I must find a cure for him." said the little man. "Let him eat three pears from the tree which grows close by, and his nose will soon be its proper size." The two soldiers thanked the little man, and the big nose was soon as small as ever.

   

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2. Food in Olden Times

   

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   In olden times people used to eat four meals every day. They were as follows, the breakfast, the dinner, the afternoon tea and the supper. They were eaten at the same time as nowadays. The people generally got up at five o'clock and worked from that until eight without eating any food. The dinner was eaten at noon. Potatoes were eaten at the dinner, boxty-bread was eaten at the breakfast and tea, and Indian meal gruel was eaten at the supper. Goats milk was the most commonly drunk. The people sat

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   Topics

   1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Séamus Mac Diarmada

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballinderry, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   M. Mc Dermott

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballinderry, Co. Roscommon