School: Urlingford (B.)
- Location:
- Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Seán Mac Coitir
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0869, Page 272
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- (continued from previous page)feathers, rags, and potatoes in exchange. Some of the coins in use in olden times were four shilling piece, ninepenny bit, fourpenny bit. All these are now out of use.
- The houses in ancient times were only mud-wall cabins. These were thatched with wheaten straws, reeds, or rushes. They were all bound together with hazel rods or scallops.
The old houses had a bed in the kitchen known as a "settle-bed". It was placed in the middle of the floor, and was used as a piece of furniture during the day. At night it was opened, and acted as a bed. The fire-place was always at the gable wall. It was never at the corner or against the side wall.
The chimney was first made of clay and wattles, but as time advanced it was(continues on next page)
