School: Lúbán Díge (Bodyke)
- Location:
- Bodyke, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Chadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0591, Page 429
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- Long ago, the people had three meals - Breakfast, dinner, and supper.
They had potatoes for each meal.Very rarely had they meat - except fowl at stated times - Christmas - New Year, Easter - Michaelmas, St Martin's Eve.Tea was not very much used 30 years ago.People ate stirabout made from yellow (Indian) meal, well boiled and milk. Often families were nick-named stirabout-eaters.Fish was rarely used being so far from the sea and no quick mode of transit used. The local rivers and lakes were fished for fresh fish.
Eels were eaten but were not great favorites being too like serpents.
A fourth meal called "the Lunch" or "4 o'clock" which consisted of tea sent out to the working men in the fields with bread and butter at 4 o'clock.This was the only time the tea was used.
Sour milk was used with the potatoes and also with the Porridge or Stirabout as it is still called.Cups and Saucers were rarely seen - Piggins made of timber and tin mugs were very much used.(continues on next page)
