School: Nuadhchongbháil (Nohoval) (roll number 10326)

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1. Old Houses (continued)

   

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   shaped like this. She rushed were again bound with scallops made from briars, sally rods, or bogdeal split up into suitable twigs, which were pointed at both ends. The chimneys were made of clay and wattles and the floor of mud. Windows with glass were rare and were very small. There were half-doors in every house outside the usual door and there are still common in his district.
   The chairs used were called "SUIDISTINS" and were made from boggy sods called cuilleán eapalls. These were made according to the sizes of the person who were to use them.
   She light at night was given by splinters of bogdeal, or by candles made from the fat of cows and goats which were made in moulds. They also used rags dipped in fat called "purozs".

   

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Daniel Culloty

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   88

   Occupation

   Labourer

   Address

   Gortatlea, Co. Kerry