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School: Carnadough (C.), Newtowncashel

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Cornadowagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 474

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    on low stools around a basket which was on the middle of the flour. They used very little meat, and used a lot of eggs, butter, and fish.
    In the Penal days the dinned the people relished was called "point" It consisted of a small piece of mutton tied to the rafters and they peeled the potatoes and pointed them up at the mutton and then ate them.
    The people in those days had an abundant appetite one man would eat so much as three nowadays.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonmee, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Farrell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonmee, Co. Longford