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School: Grange (roll number 3759)

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Grange, Co. Sligo
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Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 235

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    whitewashed.
    Long ago many houses were made of wood and they were of a round shape. In these houses the fire was in the centre of the floor and there was a hole in the roof over the fire. The smoke went out from the fire by means of this hole. The fire was made of turf.
    There were no lamps used in olden times. Rush candles were used for giving light at night. They were made from rushes and animal fat
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Feeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghagad, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Michael Feeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Aghagad, Co. Sligo