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School: Askeaton (C.) (roll number 2040)

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Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0502, Page 242

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    The houses in this district long ago were different to what they are at present. The roofs then were covered with a tared felt, or galvanise or else they were thatched.
    Wheaten reed they used for thatching. At that time the houses were made of mud and huge sticks. Every house had a settle bed in the kitchen beside the fire. Yet they are to be seen in some old farm houses.
    Most of the fires were at the gable wall, except in a few houses, the fires were in the corner. People then had no glass in their windows, but they had iron bars or lattice wire in them.
    The floors were
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Crowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Askeaton, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Askeaton, Co. Limerick