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School: Fíodhnach (C.), Ráthluirc (roll number 4470)

Location:
Feenagh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Ghrádaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0496, Page 066

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  1. Townlands (continued)

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    men buired under it. It is the shape of a headstone, with the sign of a cross on it, People that hear about it come to see it.
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  2. Old Houses

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    The houses of our ancestors were very different from what we have now. Long ago their houses were made of mud thatched with straw.
    The walls were five foot in breadth and indeed they were the healthy people out of these scanty huts.
    No chimney was in any house at all then, and not heard of but a hole out of the roof which was very dangerous for the house as it may catch fire.
    Half-door
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Gaffney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortalassa, Co. Limerick