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School: Ballyellis (roll number 1766)

Location:
Ballyellis, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
P. Fitzgerald
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0894, Page 098

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    Old Houses
    Old houses in this district long ago were thatched. The houses were thatched with wheaten straw. The old houses had a bed in the kitchen. It was placed near the fire. It was called a settle bed. The fire was always placed at the gable-wall. I never heard that it was in the corner or against a side-wall. The chimney was made of wattles and mud.
    The old people remember houses with no chimney only a hole in the top.
    Owen Doyle
    Ballyellis
    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
    Owen Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyellis, Co. Wexford