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School: Dromcollchoille (C.)

Location:
Drom Collachair, Co. Luimnigh
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0497, Page 196

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    Ireland in the early ages was very wealthy, and was known as the land of milk and honey. The staple foods were milk and butter. After the coming of the Normans, the people had to change their diet as the Norman’s took away a lot of their cattle. Tea was unknown in these times, and the people lived on milk potatoes, and wheaten bread. During the Penal Laws the people suffered great misery for the want of food, and their meals were very uncertain. Previous to the famine time the people lived on potatoes, milk, wheaten flour and oaten meal. Their meals at those times were three meals a day. They had wheaten bread, and milk, for their breakfast, milk and potatoes for their dinner and oaten meal for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. táirgí
      1. táirgí bia (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hannah Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drom Collachair, Co. Luimnigh
    Informant
    James Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Address
    Drom Collachair, Co. Luimnigh