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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 072

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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    In former times people eat their meals three times a day.
    Before people eat their breakfast they went out and worked for about two hours. Then they came in and had their breakfast of oaten meal porridge.
    For dinner people had potatoes and milk and for supper they had oaten meal porridge.
    Before people
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Shiel
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Portnahinch, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Joe Shiel
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Portnahinch, Co. Roscommon