School: Lowtown (C.), Galbally
- Location:
- Lowe's Town, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Néill
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- The "Old Street" as it is called was the vilage of Galbally.The village of Galbally - so called - is really Lowtown and most of the houses were built by Colonel Lowe of Ardpatrick at the famine period.The old hosues in the village ("Old Street") are now in ruins with the exception of about half-a-dozen.The walls of those houses were made of mud and straw, and thatched with Srábhóg (scraws) turf sods, which would get quite dry after a time.Some of the roofs were thatched with "Cliesg" (?) - a sort of reeds (?) found in the bogs.The floors were made of mud kept clean by beaslie (?) brooms.The rush light was used to give light.The houses usually consisted of two apartments - a kitchen and a bed room with the addition sometimes of a "loft."A settle bed was to be found(continues on next page)
