School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)
- Location:
- Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Gabhann
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- (continued from previous page)and some straw. Four beams were generally used. The floors were of yellow clay and mud. The windows were 18 inches in height and 1 foot in breadth.
Christina Gaffney, Benison Lodge, Castlepollard.
Informant - Mr. Thomas Gaffney, Benison Lodge, Castlepollard. - There were a lot more houses in this district long ago than there are now and they were thatched. There were no houses in the district that had the fire in the middle of the floor.
The most of the houses(continues on next page)- Collector
- Matthew Bruton
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr James Bruton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ringstown, Co. Westmeath