School: Bloomhill

Location:
Cloncraff or Bloomhill, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
C. Nic Annraoi
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 425

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 425

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    charge for each chimney nowadays was one shilling, but in olden times a chimney-sweep was very glad to get 6d per chimney.
    When these people visit a house they tell all the news of the country-side
    Long ago poor beggars-men and women used come singly and were very welcome. There were certain houses where they used stay for a night. The people of the house made a bed in the kitchen for them. These were often lame or crippled in some way.
    Beggards are not so numerous now as they were formerly.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
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    English