Scoil: St Patrick's, Aughnacliffe (uimhir rolla 13283)

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1. Kind of Food in Olden Times

   

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   In olden times the people were far stronger and healthier than they are nowadays. This depended entirely on the food which they used to eat. Potatoes and oat-bread was the food in those days. They used to eat five meals every day. They had a certain time for each meal. The first meal was eaten at 8 o'clock, the second at 12 o'clock the third at 4 o'clock the fourth at 7 o'clock and the fifth at 10 o'clock. They ate potatoes at 8 o'clock, a piece of oat-bread and a noggin of milk at 12 o'clock. Potatoes again at 4 o'clock. Milk and oat-bread at 7 o'clock. Then for their supper they had potatoes and milk made of oat-meal called Samans" They ate their meals off a table which was hung on the wall when not in use. Flour was unknown in those days so oat-bread was the only bread used. This is the way

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   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Rose A. Gray

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Aois

   12

   Seoladh

   Achadh na Cloiche, Co. an Longfoirt

   Faisnéiseoir

   P. Reilly

   Aois

   20

   Seoladh

   Doire na Feirste, Co. an Chabháin