School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Búrc, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 17_025
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- (continued from previous page)and there was a hob each side of the chimney and a hole under the hobs which was called poll a bhaic and old stockings and papers were kept in this hole. The hobs were used as seats when visitors came visiting at night or daytime. The chimneys were not cleaned often for they were very wide chimneys. The windows were very small. Before glass was invented sheep-skin was used as glass for the windows. The floors of these houses were made of clay and the people tramped them and made them solid. The people had no light at night(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Geraty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Baile Úr Thiar, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Mike Parsons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Baile Úr Thiar, Co. Mhaigh Eo
