School: Knockanargan, Dunlavin
- Location:
- Cnoc an Aragain, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Annie Draper
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0916, Page 080
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- People had three meals per day in olden times.
Breakfast, dinner and supper were the three meals.
They were eaten at nine o'clock, at two and at six.
People worked from seven until nine before their breakfast.
Breakfast consisted of porridge. Dinner of potatoes and salt. Supper of porridge.
Potatoes were only eaten for dinner.
Goats milk and cows milk were used.
The table was usually under the window or at the fire.
It was always hung up at the wall.
The bread eaten was wheaten bread.
There was meat eaten at Christmas and Easter.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Susan Case
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Briotás, Co. Chill Mhantáin
