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School: Virginia (B)

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Virginia, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
E. O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 276

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    out of the bog when they would be making the turf. They would put them standing up till they would be dry. Then they would draw them home in the harvest.
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    The houses long ago were covered with sods or heather, others with straw and thatch. After the corn was threshed the straw that was left was used to thatch the houses. Rushes were used by poorer people. The walls long ago were walls of clay and straw mixed.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Edward Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan