School: Creach na mBearna
- Location:
- Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0230, Page 120
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- (continued from previous page)next house and placed inside in such a way that the big heap would take light and burn with fierce heat. This fire used to last a long time because the door was shut up leaving only a small hole to carry in the air. The fire used to be renewed by adding more peat. Next day the ashes were swept out and I often heard it said that a hot job it used to be; for the place used to be as hot as a baker's oven. If the weather were very hot, and thw sweat house used often it would be sufficient to light the fire early in the morning, to be hot enough for use in the evening. Four or five persons could use the sweat house at the same time.
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- Collector
- Mary E. Mc Manus
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Seltannaveeny, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Christie
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Arigna, Co. Roscommon
