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School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

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Moyne, Co. Longford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0767, Page 023

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    There were many old houses in the district of which there is no trace nowadays. Mrs Brady lived in a little house in Legga out in the bog. It was mudwall and there was a wooden chimney on it. There was no room except the kitchen. there was a clay floor in it and a little window about eight inches by six. The walls were very black as they were plastered with clay. She had a bed in the corner or what was generally called a wad. She had boards up from one side to the other of the house and every evening the hens came in and roosted on these boards until morning.
    Phil Duffy had a little house in Corrick and it was thatched. He cut rushes and left them separated into
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leggagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Carrickmaguirk, Co. Longford