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School: Cill Liath (roll number 8696)

Location:
Killeagh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0396, Page 317

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    Long ago the houses were made of clay buidhe, and they were covered with straw. They had no windows only holes in the wall, and in the windows they stuck straw to keep out the wind and rain as they had no glass.
    The fire was on the ground, and the chimney's were made out of small laths.
    The house was all one room, and they divided it into a room and a kitchen.
    They made this partition by putting dresser and the coob in the middle of the kitchen.
    The hen's that were laying, or hatching wrre brought into the coob.
    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
    Bridie Mc Grane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeagh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Bridget Ryall
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeagh, Co. Cork