School: Easgéiphtine (C.) (roll number 2040)
- Location:
- Eas Géitine, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)the wealthy people, in money. If any person did not pay tithes, they were put to prison.
- Long ago the people had only two meals in the day. The breakfast and supper. These were composed of potatoes and sour milk. The people ate round a big table in the centre of the floor.The principal foods used then were potatoes, salt meat, sour milk, and oneway bread. The salt meat was cooked on a griddle. Stirabout was also used but is not used at present. At marriage feasts geese and chickens were used.Before cups came into use, timber vessels called pigens were used. Long ago people worked at dawn of day.
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- Collector
- Margaret Casey
- Gender
- Female