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School: Arva (C.)

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Arvagh, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 064

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    asked him would he get a Mass said for him. Then he said that when he was young he promised to get a Mass said for his mother but he never did so he could not go to Heaven until he got the Mass said.
    Long ago the windows were made of wood and they were opened in the day time. The floors in the house were made of clay. Half doors were common in this district in the farm-houses. Turf, peat, logs, dry sods and sticks were used for the fires long ago.
    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
    Annie Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Thornton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    58
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan