School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)
- Location:
- Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0782, Page 196
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- (continued from previous page)were made of clay and flags. The doors were made of wattles. There were a lot of sods put on the roof before it was thatched. The windows were plastered with mud. There were doors on slides across the windows. The lights in olden times were rush candles.
The old houses had three rooms. They were very low, having two doors. They were very small.
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