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   in his own shape. Fee left down the stick and tackled him with his fists. After a couple of strokes Mc Loughlin stopped fighting and said, "Paddy, you have beaten me both living and dead" and he departed. written by Joseph Mc Grail, Told by John Fee, Paddy's son Derryvolannaagher, Kilduff Date 19/12/1938 John Fee is now about ninty four years. Old Houses Long ago the houses were built mostly of stone and mud.There was a couple of rows of stone laid down first, then the rest of the wall was made of mud. When the mud dried it was as hard as cement. Itwas a clay floor that was in them, and some times there was a bed in the corner beside the fire. The roof was usually made of black oak found in the bogs. On top of the timber wernt tough scraws, and then the thatch, the scraws were sewn to the ribs with straw ropes. In some houses there were very small windows and not many of those, there used to be one pane in some of them. These houses were supposed to be very warm told by Tom Dempsey Annagh Upper. Written by Francis Mc Partland Annagh Upper datye 9/1/1939

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2. Old Houses

   

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   Long ago the houses were built mostly of stone and mud.There was a couple of rows of stone laid down first, then the rest of the wall was made of mud. When the mud dried it was as hard as cement. It was clay floor that were in them, and some times there was a bed in the corner beside the fire.
   The roof was usually made of black oak found in the bogs. On top of the timber went tough scraws, and then the thatch, the scraws were sewn to the ribs with straw ropes.
   In some houses there were very small windows and not very many of those, there used to be only one pane in some of them. These houses were supposed to be very warm.

   

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