School: Poinnte Lochros
- Location:
- Droim Fhiorthainn, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Maighréad, Bean Uí Locárd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1042, Page 103
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- (continued from previous page)people when they were sweeping it would throw ashes over it.
There was usually a half door on every house. Wood and turf were used as fuel. Most of the people had turf bogs on their farms.
The houses were lit up with candles. There were some men around here who used to make them.
- Informant
- William Henry Boyd
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Droim Fhiorthainn, Co. Dhún na nGall
