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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
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Brighid, Bean Uí Mhácháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 422

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  1. Food in the Olden Times

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    The people in olden times had three meals during the day. The meals were eaten at nine o'clock in the morning, twelve o'clock at noon and seven o'clock in the evening.
    In harvest time the men would be working in the fields and porridge would be brought out to them for their breakfast. At the time they would be digging the potatoes there would be a fire in the field and they would roast the potatoes for the men working.
    The supper consisted of potatoes, salt and buttermilk. The potatoes were put out on a flat
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa O' Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick O' Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath