School: Baile an Tobair, Baile an Londraigh (roll number 10314)
- Location:
- Ballintober, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Tuama
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 288
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- Three meals was the usual in olden times, breakfast, dinner and supper. Breakfast was usually about eight, dinner at three, and supper at night. A lot of work was done before breakfast beginning usually at dawn, and often a ridge of potatoes was dug or half a quarter of hay cut, and or the cows milked before breakfast. This custom is still carried on to a lesser extent. Breakfast was usually of potatoes and milk(continues on next page)
