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School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

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Moyne, Co. Longford
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Bean Uí Tháibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0767, Page 071

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    windows only a bag and in the daytime the bag was taken out to allow the light to come in. The floors were made of clay. The half-doors are not very common now but there were common in olden times. Turf was used for the fire and when the people had no turf they used sticks. The bog-deal splinters and resin candles were used for light and they were made at home.
    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
    Irish
    Collector
    Bessie Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moyne, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Moyne, Co. Longford