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School: Rinn Troisc (roll number 13099)

Location:
Reentrusk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Súilleabháin
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    The roofs they had long ago were made of sods cut out of the field and thatch. They got the thatch on the hill. There were two beds in the kitchen the beds used be near the fire. The old people used sleep in them. The hearth was in the middle of the gable. There were no chimneys on the houses long ago but a hole in the roof. The old people didn't ever hear of a fire been placed in the middle of the floor. The doors were in the same position in the houses long ago as they are
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Harrington
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Reentrusk, Co. Cork