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School: Baile Meadhonach (roll number 10675)

Location:
Ballymanagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Micheal Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036, Page 0165

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    Old Houses.
    26-6-1938
    The houses in former times were different to what they are at the present day. There are not many old houses in my district. The oldest house was built about in the year 1835. Houses were more numerous at that time and the people were also more plentiful. All the old houses were mostly built of stone and timber and roofed with rushes and earth. The rushes were procured from wasteland and boggy land. The majority of the old houses had a bed in the kitchen which was called the "settle bed". This bed was placed in a corner
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Menihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carheen, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Martin Menihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monksfield, Co. Galway