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School: Poinnte Lochros

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Drumirrin, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Maighréad, Bean Uí Locárd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1042, Page 103

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    people when they were sweeping it would throw ashes over it.
    There was usually a half door on every house. Wood and turf were used as fuel. Most of the people had turf bogs on their farms.
    The houses were lit up with candles. There were some men around here who used to make them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    William Henry Boyd
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Drumirrin, Co. Donegal