School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)
- Location:
- Errew, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 02_024
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- (continued from previous page)The meat which was very often eaten was bacon and pork. Fish was nearly the chief food of long ago. People used to eat eggs at Easter and pancakes on Shrove Tuesday night. About ninty years agao tea was first used The vessels used were tin saucepans and delph mugs.
- The kind of bread made in the district in olden times were, brown bread, white bread, and oaten meal bread. The bread was made out of the corn the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Mitchell
- Gender
- Female
