School: Errew (Mainistir) (roll number 12727)
- Location:
- Errew, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: An Br Ó Broin
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- The houses long ago differ a lot from the houses we have nowadays.
They had no slates and the roofs used to be made of trees and scraws. There used be a place in the kitchen and this was used for a bed and they called this the "cailleach" because it usually used be an old woman that slept in
The fireplace used be in the gable-end in a corner, and it(continues on next page)