School: An Clochar, Crossmolina (roll number 14728)
- Location:
- Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: An tSr. Antoine
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- The houses we have now are not like those of ancient times. The latter were thatched, the floors were made of flags. The window was a hole in the side wall, net-wire was placed on the hole to keep out the hens.
The fire was sometimes in the middle of the floor. A hole in the roof served for the purpose of chimney. The door was very low. These houses were lighted at night by a candle made from rushes soaked in tallow.- Collector
- Stephanie Davis
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs James Davis
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
- Lord Arran's castle in Castle Gore about three miles from Crossmolina is now in ruins. Lord Arran was a English landlord who hated religion and every thing connected with it. He pretended to respect the Catholic priests. One day he invited several.(continues on next page)