School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 13_002
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A story 6:12: 37.
Long ago the people used build their houses of mud and timber.The first thing they used do was to put four rows of sticks down in the ground.Then the used make walls of mud up around the sticks.The reason that they used put the sticks in the ground was to help to keep the walls from falling later on they used put stones through the mud.
The food they used have long ago was stirabout made from Indian meal.This the used have for breakfast and dinner .The used also have boiled potatoes and milk or water for there lunch.Then for their supper the used have oaten meal bread(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Kennedy
- Other names
- Thomas Kennedy
- Tomás Ó Cinnéidí
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Knocknahannee, Co. Clare
