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They actually have a pretty good idea of what they ate. Interesting article on it here: http://www.ravensgard.org/prdunham/irishfood.html http://www.ravensgard
by dunmalg 10y ago
They actually have a pretty good idea of what they ate. Interesting article on it here:
http://www.ravensgard.org/prdunham/irishfood.html http://www.ravensgard.org/prdunham/irishfood.html
The TLDR of their diet is "mostly pottage and soups, heavy on meat and dairy. Some oats and barley were grown, but a lot of that ended up being made into alcoholic beverages."
- danieltillett 10y agoAlcoholic beverages have the advantage of making contaminated water drinkable without losing much in the way of calories in the original grain. A really clever solution to a problem of how to avoid dysentery when your water supply is not safe to drink.