School: Lanesboro
- Location:
- Lanesborough, Co. Longford
- Teacher: E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 293
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“Houses made of mud and bog sods were the kind of houses that were the kind of houses that were out in former times...”
(continued from previous page)on it and he used to light the fire outside. Half doors are common in the district nowadays Wood was generally used for lighting fire long ago and sometimes turf The old whools formerly had the fire on the centre of the floor and mast of the houses hand no chimney atal only a hole on the roof Rush candles were always used for giving light at night they never used candles locally only rush candles
Betty Gibband Clonflower Lanesboro
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“There is only one religious story told in the district.”
The following religious story was told by
Miss Mary Murphy
Barnacar
Lanesboro
15th July 1938 Co Longford
There is only one religious story told in the district. It is about an old(continues on next page) - Collector
- Jean Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lanesborough, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Miss Mary Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barnacor, Co. Longford