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School: Thomastown Convent (roll number 16028)

Location:
Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr M. Lelia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858, Page 106

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    In this district the houses were mostly thatched long ago. There was usualy a bed in a comfortable corner of the kitchen called a settle-bed. This was used as a seat during the day and as a bed in the night. The chimney was made of clay and wattles, and the fire was always at the gable end of the house.
    Half-doors were very common in this district long ago but they have been modrenized. A rush dipped in tallow was used as a means of giving light at night. The people of this locality made tallow themselves from the fat of meat.
    The only ventilation was the door and a small hole in the wall which was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballydonnell, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Ryan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male