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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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    In the olden times there were hardly any slated houses.
    The people had only small thatched houses with two or three windows which were made of glass.
    The chimneys were made of mortar and stones, and in some houses there were no chimneys, only holes through the roof, which were called bootheys.
    There was always one wooden bed in the kitchen. Those houses were thatched with rye
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Adams
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mary Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    77
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo