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School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

Location:
Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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    The roofs of the houses long ago were tatched with heather, and the majority of those houses had one door and one window, which was only a hole and a bag stuffed in it to keep out the cold.
    The fire was in one corner of the house and a hole in the roof to let out the smoke, and the bed was usually at the other end of the house.
    They used make their own Candles from tallow, the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Hayes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare