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School: Ballyhaise

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Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
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T. Plunkett
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0974, Page 096

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    a bedroom the fireplace was at the gable-end. The front of the chimney was made of clay and wattles. A big post of bog oak was placed from one side wall to the other side wall. The front of the chimney was built on this post. The post was kept in pices of iron shaped thus (drawing) which were nailed to the post on the outside. there was a house over in Teap [?] Row without a chimney. It had a hole in the roof. There was a school in Castletar [?] with the fire in the centre of the floor and a hole in the roof for a chimney. This school had no glass for windows. They opened the door for light. They had also a hole in the wall. When the scho
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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