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School: Bun

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 113

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    were also kept in it at night and let out in the garden in the day time.
    Turf was mostly used by those who had it and the poor people gathered sticks and burned them. The rush lights were mostly used in the district in former times but most people sat in the light of the fires and told stories as there were no papers then like there are now.
    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
    Bridget Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly