School: Dunboyne (roll number 15915)
- Location:
- Dunboyne, Co. Meath
- Teacher: N.F. Ó Donncha
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- Old HousesThere are about twenty very old mud walled houses in this parish of Dunboyne. The walls in these are very thick some of them are as thick as three feet.
The roofs are thatched just as they were eighty years ago. The kitchen floor in most is made of clay or was until lately. The fire was on the hearth and wood was the fire in use with(continues on next page)