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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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    it went through a hole in the roof. There was only one room and kitchen in any house.
    That time the people used to keep all the cows at the end of the house. There was a loft over the cows where the hens used to sleep.
    When the people bought bonaveens they would put them under the bed in the hag. They put the ducks under the dresser and put a piece of a board outside them to keep them in.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo