School: Cathair Loisgreáin (C)
- Location:
- Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire Nic Aodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0022, Page 0589
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“The food which the people used long ago was generally potatoes and oat meal cooked in different forms . . .”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- The kind of houses the people lived in, in former days were made of sods with one door and no windows. The chimney was generally built of twigs, plastered over with daub. The roof was thatched with rush or sedge, fastened on with ropes. There were no such things as lamps or candles. Their means for light was bogdale chopped up into suitable chips, or rushes three quarters pealed and dipped in tallow or suet. which was help up by means of a thong made for the purpose. There would be one coarse table and probably four three-legged chairs and a few black oak blocks to sit on.