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School: Tír na Móna (roll number 10441)

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    to keep out hens and animals. Most of the people kept a pet pig and they wanted to keep it in the house. They also wanted to let in light and air because they had very small windows. They made rush candles to give them light at night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Wallace Graham
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Graffagh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    J. Mc Coy
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    56
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Graffagh, Co. Monaghan