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School: Cnoc an Éin, Cuinche

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Knockanean, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0595, Page 078

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    a day.They used drink mostly all milk and it used be thick.They drank cow's and goat's milk.The table used be in by the wall.The people used to eat stampy also.This is how it used be made.Grate potatoes and squeeze them,mix a pinch of salt with this and put it down to bake.Very seldom the people got fresh meat,salt meat they ate and it was called American Meat.They used eat fish ,they got it from the people going round.I do not know any other kind of food the people had long ago.The people do not remember when tea came to the district .They had no cups but
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernadette Mc Inerney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killawinna, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Inerney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killawinna, Co. Clare