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Inagh, Co. Clare
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    "Houses of long ago.

    The houses of long ago were made from "mud" and from "scraws".They were ruffed with scraws and thatch and they were very small.There used to be only room and a kitchen and a stone partition separating the room from the kitchen .The beds used to be in the kitchen and they were called "camp beds.They used to be stuck in the wall opposite the door and the young children used to sleep in them and their parents used to sleep in the kitchen.There used to be other kinds of beds on the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Clare