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School: Ballyhaise

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Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0974, Page 095

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    The houses built long ago were thatched with straw, or heather. Every body grew his own oats and wheat from which the thatch was procured. In these old houses there was a bed called a settle bed. It was made of wood and it was folded up in the day time. It was was placed along the wall. The mattress which was called a tick was made of feathers and other times filled with chaff. The fireplace was generally in the wall separating the kitchen from the bedroom. In houses where there is only a kitchen and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael J. O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Castleterra, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Edward Mc Cormac
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Castleterra, Co. Cavan