School: Cratloe (C.)
- Location:
- An Chreatalach Mhór, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Máire Ní Shitric
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- (continued from previous page)tallow. The tallow was got from the fat of the goat.
- The roofs of the houses were made of thatch. It was lined with heather , they got the heather in the wood, they got the reed near trenches and along side the bank of the Shannon.
They had a bed in the kitchen, They had it near the wall. The name. Of
the bed was a settle bed and sometimes a hammock.
A hammock is a canvas bed tie with two strings to the rafters. They had also beds called camp beds. The camp bed were made of timber with a hood over them, the people of the house slept in them, they had the hearth in(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mrs Mc Inerney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An tOileán, Co. an Chláir
