School: Edraguil (roll number 11225)
- Location:
- Eadargóil, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: C. Nic Philip
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 345
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- In this district people used eat three times a day. They grew corn and potatoes and from these crops they got their food; oatmeal from the corn. They drank a great quantity of milk, both butter milk and sweet milk.
Oat meal bread was made on an iron gridle on the open fire. Oat meal porridgde made with water and salt was and is still used night and morning.
Vessels made of wood; noggin were used for porridge and dor drinking out of. They were shaped like this {picture}
Larger vessels made in the same fashion were used for milking in and for holding milk(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mollie Dowd
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Casán, Co. Mhuineacháin
