School: Lios Leacach (B. & C.) (roll number 12732 / 12733)
- Location:
- Lislackagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire E. Uí Einrí
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- In olden times all the houses were thatched.
The roofs were made of scraws. The scraws were supported by long pieces of bog deal, straw or rushes were placed on top of the bog deal and scraws this was called thatch. Those kinds of roofs were procured in the bogs.
There was an "out shot" in the wall near the fire in the kitchen where a bed was placed. The fire(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bridgie Philbin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lislackagh, Co. Mayo