School: Kilmurry
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Annraoi de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0802, Page 165
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- The houses in former times were galvanized and thatched.
- Collector
- Sheila Boland
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Wood of O, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Daniel Boland
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Wood of O, Co. Offaly
- The fire-place was never at the side wall or in a corner but it was at gable end. The fires were on the ground, because there were no grates. The chimneys were made from wattles and clay.
- Collector
- Alice Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballyteige Little, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Joseph Scally
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyteige Little, Co. Offaly
- The flours of the houses were made with paving stones. They were also made from cow manure and yellow clay.
- Collector
- Margaret Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Bracklin Big, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Thomas Dalton
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Bracklin Big, Co. Offaly
- There is a ruined castle in my district. It is situated in Mr. Coyne's field in Bracklin, Kilbeggan, West-meath.
- Collector
- Celia Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Bracklin Big, Co. Offaly
