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1. Rhymes of Old School and Chapel (continued)

   

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   consisted of a kitchen and two bedrooms. In any of these houses where the family was big, it was a common feature to see a settle bed in the kitchen. This bed had to fulfill two duties, a bed by night and a table by day.

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2. Two-Storied Slated Houses

   

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   These houses are becoming more numerous nowadays. The very poorest can live in a good two storied slated house under the cottage system. These slated houses consist of a kitchen and bedrooms. There is generally two rooms downstairs and one of these is generally set apart as a parlour, the bigger one is always kept for the kitchen as there is nothing more important especially in farmer's houses than a big kitchen.

   

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