School: Balla (C.)
- Location:
- Balla, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Katie M. Walker
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- Collector
- Katie M. Walker
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Keville
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Balla, Co. Mayo
- The floors were made of clay first but afterwards they were made of stone flags. There are some half-doors in the district at the present day. Wood turf and bog deal were used for fires. The methods used for light were candles, bog deal and rush lights. The bog deal was got in the bog(continues on next page)