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School: Ballyhaise

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Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0974, Page 012

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  1. Food in Olden Times

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    Sixty years ago people had only three meals daily breakfast dinner and supper.They had their breakfast about seven in the morning and dinner at three p.m and supper at nine p.m.for their breakfast was porridge and a small piece of bread, and for their dinner they got potatoes and salt and milk, and got porridge for their supper again.Often before they got their breakfast they went out and did an house work and often more. It was always buttermilk that was taken with the porridge. when they were having their breakfast or supper the pot of porridge was put in the middle of the floor and they all sat around it and all eat out of the pot with spoons
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bobbie Philemey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Galligan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan