School: Castleterra
- Location:
- Castleterra, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Ciosóig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 068
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- The people ate four meals a day long ago. The people ate breakfast at eight o clock in the morning. They ate their dinner at half past twelve. They took their tea at four o clock. They ate their supper at nine o clock. The names of the meals were the breaf breakfast dinner tea and supper.
The people took bread and tea to their breakfast . They took potatoes and milk to their dinner. They took bread and tea in the evenings. They took porridge to their supper.
They took their breakfast round the table. They took their dinner around a basket of potatoes in the middle of the floor. They took their evening tea around the fire. The meat used long ago was bacon and beef. The vegetables used long ago were beans and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Hennessy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corravarry, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Mrs Ellen Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corravarry, Co. an Chabháin
