School: Clonaslee (C.) (roll number 16031)
- Location:
- Clonaslee, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Bean Uí Uigín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 246
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All the old houses were made of mud and stones. The Landlord would not allow the tenants to build big houses. Thatched houses could only have a kitchen and one room. Only one window was allowed to each house and that should not be any more than a foot in length and less than a foot wide.
the kitchen was very small only big enough for a settle-bed and a dresser and table. Blocks of wood were used for chairs. They had beds in the room, one over the other hanging out of the rafters.
There Was a mantle-tree at the fire place. It came out over the fire across the kitchen and people used to sit in under it at night and tell stories.
They built their houses in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Theresa Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glenkeen Lower, Co. Laois
