School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 06_042
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- Long ago the country people lived on Indian meal stirabout and potatoes. There was no tea or flour used that time. In my grand-father's and grand-mother's early days the tea just came to be known to the country people. For a very special occasion such as Christmas people would purchase a small quantity of tea and also a small quantity of flour. This was prepared for the feast and it was thought a great(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Corcoran
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 37
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
