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School: Árd-achadh (roll number 17098)

Location:
Ardagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Liam Ó Coinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0148, Page 235

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    More than fifty years ago, there were two old ladies living in a house, the ruins of which are in our field. Their names were Maggie and Mary Haire This was a thatched house built with stone and mortar. There was one room and a kitchen in this house. There was a place for a bed in the kitchen and it was called a "bedshot". There was a hole in the wall of the room called a "wallcupboard". These two ladies were sisters but they are dead now.
    The ruins of the house are on our land but the most of it was knocked by a storm. There were two windows in this house, one in the room and one in the kitchen. The chimney was made of brick.
    This old house is over a hundred years of age, and is about a hundred
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Áine Ní Giorraidhe
    Other names
    Áine Ní Giorraidhe
    Annie Haire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockanillaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Haire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Knockanillaun, Co. Mayo