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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 06_022

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  1. The Old Houses (continued)

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    The chimneys were made of rod and voib buvoe long ago because they didn't know how to make them from any other thing.
    The old people in this district don't remember to see any houses that hadn't any chimneys.
    The windows of the old houses were made of very thin boards and they used to leave a space between each board to let in the light and sometimes they used to have a very small window with just one pane of glass in it.
    Long ago the floors were only plain eartheran
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Dooley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moneen East, Co. Galway