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School: Garryross

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Garryross, Co. Cavan
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Bean Uí Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 444

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  2. Kind of Houses Long Ago

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    The first houses were built by driving sticks in the ground in a circle and weaving rods through them and plastering the rods with mud. Sometimes these houses were painted in many colours in lime washed. The fire in these houses was in the centre and the smoke made its way out as best it could. These were in very ancient times.
    The next house was rectangular in shape and built of mud. Each had usually
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