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1. Old Houses

   

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   In the village of Cloonrow there are two old houses. One belonged to Michael Kearns still living and the other to Mrs. Gannon. The houses were built with mortar and stone and the floors were made of mortar. They were thatched houses and had two panes of glass for the windows. There were half doors in both houses.
   Most of the houses were thatched. All houses had a bed in the kitchen. There was a little building off the kitchen called "the hag". In this had the bed was set up. The front of the chimney was made of mortar and stones. Some houses had no window but a hole in the wall. At night they would pack the hole with straw. Sometimes the floors were made of clay. Half doors are common in the district. The fires were made of turf. In former

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Francis Keane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Urlaur, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Michael Keane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Urlaur, Co. Mayo