Summary: Diet in Belfast Workhouse
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Below is the Belfast Workhouse diet.
Breakfast – 6 ozs oatmeal and 2/3 pint of buttermilk.
Dinner – 2lbs potatoes and 2/3 pint of buttermilk or 1.5 pints soup at weekends.
Supper – 4 ozs oatmeal and 2/3 pint of buttermilk.
As you can see the diet was barely enough for adults and it was terribly monotonous.
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