School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

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1. Old Houses (continued)

   

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   every house but are not used now Turf was used for fire Rush candles which were made locally were used for giving light at night. The principal furniture in the houses were settle beds which were made of wood A hanging table the end of which was attached to a wall The front of this table had a sort of leg with two feet and it was also it was also supported by a chain from the roof Wooden bed were also used Each bed had an arched wooden roof over it and curtains around it and there were presses in the wall called wallco's The industrial instruments used were the spinning wheel and reel, cards for carding wool quilting frames and bread stick and a quern The

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Violet Ledwith

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballycloghan, Co. Longford

   Informant

   Edward York

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   78

   Address

   Barney, Co. Longford