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School: Mainistir Ó dTórna

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Abbeydorney, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ríoghbhardáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 138

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  1. Houses Long Ago

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    Long ago the houses were far different to those of late years, because the people were too poor to have big mansions, and the people had not the proper means to build them.
    The houses were generally made of mud and thatched with straw or rushes, and some of them had [?] mud roofs. Very few people had stone or mortar houses except the landlords or English people.
    These mud houses were very dark inside, and most of them were very low, and it took a long time to build them. The farmers that time
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caitlín Nic Ealgóis
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Horan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73