School: Áth Treasna (C.) (roll number 16648)

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1. Food in Olden Times (continued)

   

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   The flesh was used immediately after being killed, an old tailor tells a story that when he used to work in farmer's houses they would continue working until about nine o'clock (with the light of splinters). When they would have their last meal supper I suppose which consisted mainly of potatoes and on some occasions a goose was boiled, he states he often saw a goose being brought in from the fields at six o'clock, killed and plucked etc and was ready boiled for supper at nine o'clock at night.
   Very often also veal was used in farmer's houses as the calves were killed immediately and used for the meals. Egg eating was a general custom on Easter Sunday when it is remembered that some men even ate as many as twelve eggs at breakfast.

   

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eibhlín Ní Concubar

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Island, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr Eugene O' Connor

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Island, Co. Cork