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School: Cloran (roll number 5282)

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Cloran and Corcullentry, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Síle Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0395

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  1. A Hedge-School (continued)

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  2. Old Houses

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    There is an old house in Clonabrack bog or Rath-rúin bog it is divided into two parts a kitchen and a bed room.
    The back wall and front wall were made of mud and the ceiling of the kitchen was thatched and the ceiling of the bed room was slated.
    The floor of the kitchen was made of clay with bricks mixed through it to keep it firm. The inside of the house was very dark there was a crosswall with a little window in it there was a hurdle over the fire place, the
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