You see all sorts of strange things for sale on the classified ad website that is Done Deal.
But…. have you ever seen a breakfast roll for sale? A jumbo breakfast roll from Claremorris, Co. Mayo to be precise.
It has to be said, whoever the comedian is that posted this didn’t over-cook (sorry!) the description and pitched a bargain price!
“Jumbo breakfast roll. Price is price. Zero mileage. No time wasters.” Indeed.
Just not sure about the best before date…
It has been argued that the (jumbo) breakfast roll became a national dish in Ireland during the Celtic Tiger years of the 1990s and 2000s, becoming synonymous with “Breakfast Roll Man”, the stereotypical high– vis vest wearing construction worker who needed nourishment on the move.
It’s even been the subject of a sociology study conducted by Sociologist Dr. Perry Share, of Sligo Institute of Technology. This was a detailed study of the Jumbo Breakfast Roll and its place in Irish society… honest!
Proving the Irish nations love for the humble breakfast roll, comedian Pat Shortt even wrote a song about it! Maybe he put the ad up on Done Deal?
