School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)
- Location:
- Aughrim, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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- Old HousesAt the present day there are scarcely any old thatched houses to be seen in the country, or town.The thatching was done with wheaten-straw, and sometimes rushes.In the old houses also, there were hardly any more than two rooms, and people with a large family had to set a bed in the kitchen. This was called a settle-bed. There was another kind of a bed, called a press bed. It was also set in the kitchen.The walls of the houses(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Betty Carthy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Northbrook, Co. Galway