School: St. Anne's (B.)
- Location:
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mac an t Saoir
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- Potatoes, and oaten meal were the chief foods which the people used long ago. The people generally took three meals a day when they could get it.
Those people would be out every morning working as soon as day light would appear.
Milk and water were the chief liquids used.
Generally the table would be placed in the middle of the floor.
Some people had hooks in the wall on which the table would be hung when not in use.
Oaten bread was(continues on next page)- Collector
- Sean Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan