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School: Dún na Lochlannach (roll number 11987)

Location:
Lisduff, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Mhainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0060, Page 0055

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    of the house hold not requiring the bed shut it up, and in the dead hours of the night were rudely wakened by the cries of the nearby suffocated man.
    Those houses were generally lit by rush light and the old and young were experts in their manufacture. They were made of rushes that grow in the bog. These were peeled dried and dipped on tallow or grease. Dainty little stands were made for these rush lights and they were a great success.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybroder, Co. Galway