School: Rahan (B.)
- Location:
- Rahan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: L. Ó Reannacháin
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- (continued from previous page)than the houses the people have now. The houses were thatched and sods of clay were put under the thatch. The houses were thatched with oaten straw. There was a bed in the Kitchen and it was called a settle bed. The bed was placed at the back wall. The fire was always at the gable end. The front of the chimney was made of mortar and stones.
Half doors are common in the district. Turf and timber were burnt in the fires. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- John Keegan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballykeenaghan, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Joseph Keegan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballykeenaghan, Co. Offaly