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School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

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Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 04_031

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  1. Food in Olden Times (continued)

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    foul. At Christmas they could not efford to buy any more than one stone of flour.
    Tin mugs and sauspens were used before delp came in being.
    well to-do = well to-do =
    went herding = went herding =
    fowl = fowl = saucepan = saucepan
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  2. Bread

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    There were many kinds of bread long ago namely: Black Bread made with some kind of grain. Potato Cake made from cold boiled potatoes. Yellow Meal bread Oaten Meal Bread and Boxty bread. This Boxty bread was almost black. It was made from raw peeled
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female