School: Glostremin (roll number 15441)
- Location:
- Glasdrumman, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Maire Nic an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0212, Page 227
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- Long ago the houses were made of mud with a roof of rushes which were got in the field, or plaited reeds which were got at lakes. The fire was at the gable wall. In some houses the fire was in a vessel like a bath in the middle of the floor with a pipe out of it going through the wall. Some houses were very small comprising of a room and kitchen with a bed in the kitchen. All the houses nearly had a half door. There were rush candles rushes were peeled and dipped in grease and left for the Winter. The candlestick was made by a tinker out of tin and was left in the wall.
- Collector
- Mary Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Mc Manus
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Greagh, Co. Leitrim
