School: Béal na Bláth, Maghcromtha (roll number 12458)
- Location:
- Bealnablath, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0340, Page 335
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- (continued from previous page)since and never any one of the Sullivans never stirred them because they were afraid
- The houses of long ago were a lot different to the houses of today. The houses of olden times were all covered with tatch. This tatch was made at home. It was made of wheaten straw and it made into reeds. The walls were made of mud hardened like cement
In some cases the beds were in the kitchen because there was no upstairs or room in the house but the kitchen. The beds were all made of timber. The fireplace was always in centre of the house and a hole in the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Mahony
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardrah, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Jack Mahony
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ardrah, Co. Cork
