School: Murrintown (roll number 13707)

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1. Old Houses

   

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   Long ago houses weer generally thatched and had mud walls. These were very old houses. The thatch was got from the straw which they had left after threshing. In some houses the bed was in one corner of the kitchen with a screen around it.

   In the majority of houses the fireplace was against the gable wall. At Devereaux's of Murrintown the fireplace is in the corner of the kitchen.

   Clay floors were general. Some houses had brick floors. In olden time floors were made of yellow mud and lime mortar mixed together.

   Half doors were common in former times. I have a half door at home. Coal and wood were used for burning in fires.

   candles and rushlights were for giving light at night. Others had hob lamps for light. A man named Allen made candles locally.

   A piece of rag

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Lily Walshe

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Murntown Upper, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   Mrs Walshe

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Murntown Upper, Co. Wexford