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School: Baile Glas (Meastha), An Bhlárna (roll number 10930)

Location:
Ballyglass, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máiréad, Bean Uí Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0388, Page 079

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    turf. The light they had was candles. The candles were made by themselves from the fat of animals such as cows.
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  2. Old Houses

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    There were alot of old houses throughout the country long ago, but new cottages are built in their places now. These houses were mostly thatched for the people were poor and they could not afford any other kind of roofs and the thatch was the cheapest.
    The slate roofs were not popular in those days, but the rich people got slate out of quarries in their own land, or in other peoples' land.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    K. Cronin
    Informant
    Mr John Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Courtbrack, Co. Cork