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   hard as a stone. If a tall person was going to the door he would have to stoop because the doors were small and narrow. There were small holes in the wall instead of windows. There was a hole in the roof also to let out the smoke.

   

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2. Story of Houses in Ireland

   

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   Composition Story of Houses in Ireland Long ago people used to have houses built of bog-sods with rushes for the floor roof. They would have a hole in the roof for a chimney. The house would be about four feet high containing only one room. They had very little stables and they had to put the cows into the (stable) house. There was a hole in the wall for the bed. There were rushes thrown on the floor to keep it dry. There was a hole in the hob called "poll an barc" to

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Anthony Reynolds

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Rathglass, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Mr Martin Boland

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Corbally, Co. Sligo