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School: Kilcomreagh (roll number 9429)

Location:
Kilcumreragh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
B. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 184

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    The old houses long ago were thatched and some were thatched with rushes. The thatch was got at home. The old houses had a bed in the kitchen. It was called a settle bed. It was used as a bed by night and a couch by day. It was placed along by the wall. The fire was placed in the gable end of the house. The chimneys were made of clay and wattles. The fires were sometime, on the floor on the hearthstone, and are in some houses to the present day. The floors were made of
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Anne Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Coolatoor, Co. Westmeath