School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

Location:
Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. All the old houses were thatched long ago. This thatch was got from the wheat they used to thresh themselves with a instrument called a flale. The old houses used to have the bed in the kitchen nearly always. The bed used to be in a corner called a nook. The fire used
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Tarpey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyglass East, Co. Galway