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School: Dring, Granard (roll number 14292)

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Dring, Co. Longford
Teacher:
James Drum
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    Half doors were attached to the houses.
    Peat, in the form of slean turf, was the only fuel, and deal that was in the bogs when the bogs were more plentiful than at present.
    Every one could make their own candles in the times long past.
    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
    Mary Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Derrycassan, Co. Longford
    Informant
    James Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Derrycassan, Co. Longford