School: Stonehall, Cora Caitlín

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1. Landlords (continued)

   

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   Clonloghan:- McMahons
   Killula:- Stackpoole Mahons
   Ralahine:- Stoney
   Drumline:- Boucher
   Shepperton, Trenahow, Jug:- Captain Singleton
   Drumguila:- Lord Leckonfield
   An emergencyman who was minding boycotted land in Clenagh was shot between two policemen at Ballycar.

   

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2. Old-Time Food

   

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   Old-time food. People in the old times ate two meals: breakfast and supper. They ate porridge for breakfast and potatoes for supper. the drank sour milk - long milk they called it. Every Xmas they got a half-pound of tea and they spared that by making it very light. They spread a bag on the floor and the family ate potatoes from it; or they placed the pot in the centre of the kitchen floor and ate from it. They ate meat at Christmas, Easter and on special days. They had a small piece of meat hanging over the fire-place "and if any special person came to the house the people of the house would give him a small piece"

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