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School: Cill Moicheallóg (B.) (roll number 15740)

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Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
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Conchobhar Mac Rághnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0529, Page 75

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    Food in olden Times
    The food long ago was different from that of the food nowadays. The food that people ate in former times was potatoes and thick milk. The three meals they ate were breakfast, dinner and supper and these consisted of potatoes and thick milk.
    In the morning the people were up at four o'clock, and had breakfast at seven o'clock. When they were eating they brought the table out in the centre of the floor and sat round it.
    I do not know whether the table was hung up when they were finished eating or not.
    The bread was made at home
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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
    Patrick Biggane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Biggane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick