Scoil: An Mhódh-Scoil (uimhir rolla 7784)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. Old Houses (ar lean)

   

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   windows at all but pieces of canvas which were generally taken off in the day-time to let in the fresh air and put on at night time to keep out the cold.
   Half doors were used in these houses. The top half was left open during the day to let in the light and fresh air. The bottom half was used for keeping out the pigs and hens which went into the kitchen because it it was common at that time to let the hens roost in the kitchen and to let the pigs sleep under the beds.
   The fire-place was usually at the gable end of the house but in some houses there was no chimney but a hole in the roof and in such cases the fire-place was in the middle of the floor.
   The fire-place was a raised place under a large hood which caught the smoke before it went up the chimmney.
   Turf was scarce and coal was too dear so they burned wood and bushes in the fire.

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

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   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   David Mc Dermott

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   Fireann

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   Inis Córthaidh, Co. Loch Garman