School: St. Anne's (B.)
- Location:
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mac an t Saoir
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- In olden times people took three meals a day, one in the morning, one at midday and the last one at four or five oclock. There was a saying that it was dangerous to take any meal going to bed.
The people nearby always worked before having any food. Potatoes were only eaten at midday and at the other meals, oaten bread was eaten.
Buttermilk was drunk at the midday meal
The old people never used a table but sat around the fire.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Aed Mc Evoy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan