School: Ballyjamesduff Convent
- Location:
- Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sr. Mary Theresa
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- Long ago the people only ate three meals during the day. They were the Breakfast, Midday Meal and Supper. They did their work in the morning before they had their breakfast porridge and buttermilk. The Midday Meal consisted of potatoes, salt, pepper and thick milk which they drank out of wooden vessels called "noggins." When the people had their day's work done they had their supper of oatmeal porridge.
Then they went on their ceilidhe to a neighbouring house. The people made oaten bread as white bread was unknown at this time. They(continues on next page)- Collector
- Susan Callery
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killytogher, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Mattie Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killytogher, Co. Cavan