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School: Cluain Dá Iomaire (roll number 14801)

Location:
Cloondahamper (Brown), Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0080, Page 339

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  1. Tithe na Seanaimsire

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    Long ago the houses were (made) thatched with heather which they got in the bog. The houses were not strong as they were built without a foundation. The walls were made of stone and there were no floors only the earth. The chimneys were made of straw and boards and plastered with clay. They had very bad light as the windows were small and they had no oil lamps to light at night only rush candles.
    There was only one window in the house which was made of boards. There was only one door also which was very small with a half outside. The old people long ago slept in beds in the house which was made of boards. These were called outshots and there was one
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Evoy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Rabbitt
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Cloonboo Beg, Co. Galway