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1. Old Houses (continued)

   

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   the fire was in the middle of the floor. When you went into the houses you could slide down to the fire, the floors were so slanted, and going up to the room there were two steps.
   The bottom of a bottle was used for the windows, because they were afraid the Land-Lord would raise the rent on them. The stuff that was used for the fire was called dhogeogs.

   

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2. An Old Story

   

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   My father told me that there was a man living two, or three miles outside Castlebar and every day, and he used to get drunk. He used to bring a little mule, and card with him. One

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nellie Mc Donnell

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Slinaun, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   John Mc Donnell

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Slinaun, Co. Mayo