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School: Iubhrach (roll number 8074)

Location:
Uragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Cristíne Ní Shíoda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0189, Page 334

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    in every house there was a half-door, but now they are seldom seen.
    The methods of giving light at that time was bog deal splinters, fur-splinters and candles made of rushes, dipped in oil of butter or bacon.
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  2. Old Houses

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    In Ireland long ago houses were build of very simple materials. They were not the imposing buildings they are today.
    The oldest houses were built of stakes and fine rods like wiker work, plastered over with mud, they only had one apartment with the fire in the centre of the floor and a hole in roof to let out the smoke. There were no window and the
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    T. Cairney
    Address
    Derrinloughan, Co. Leitrim