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School: Tashinny, Colehill (roll number 10223)

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Taghshinny, Co. Longford
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Annie Trimble
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 26A

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    “The houses of long ago were mud wall.”

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    there.
    The people burned turf and mill-seeds. The people had to keep stirring the seeds to make them burn. The people used rushes for lights as candles were not much known. The rushes were peeled and dipped in grease and left in a row to dry. The candle stick was something like this.

    Mabel Glynne, age 13
    Clonbrin,
    Abbeyshrule,
    Mullingar,
    Co. Longford.
    Told her by her grandparents (over 80) who also live in Clonbrin. Mr. & Mrs. J. Glynne.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mabel Glynne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Cloonbrin, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr J. Glynne
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 80
    Address
    Cloonbrin, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs J. Glynne
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 80
    Address
    Cloonbrin, Co. Longford