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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 09_017

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    glass they used to have two thin boards and a space of an inch between them to let in the light.
    The floors were made of clay. Half door were very common long ago and there is some yet.
    the fires used to be made of turf and sticks.
    The light they used to have was a candle made of rushes soaked in oil and sometimes they used to have no light but the light of the fire.
    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
    John Tarpey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyglass East, Co. Galway