School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

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1. Old Houses (continued)

   

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   plan of a house is now finished.

   The next plan of a house started was a different one. A foundation of stones was put down and yellow clay was mixed well and put on the stones. The walls were built with yellow clay in much the same way as they are built now-a-days.

   

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2. Old Houses

   

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   The houses we dwell in nowadays are different from the houses of long ago. The house was made of yellow clay, with the hair of animals through it. When the clay dried and hardened, it would be as hard as a brick. The walls were made in one piece, and a thick flag was used for a

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Caroline Larkin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Curragh, Co. Galway