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School: Naomh Muire, Carraig Thuathail (roll number 2050)

Location:
Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Criostóir Bheldon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0384, Page 074

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    The old houses were built of mud and are known as mud walled cabins. The roof was made of thatch. The beds were called settle beds. It acted as a seat in in the day time and it was converted as a bed in the night. They had no grates or fireplaces but the fire was on the ground and they would have a hole in the wall to cause a draught. They used put a wad of straw in the hole to stop the fire. The chimney was made of mud. They used have a hole in the wall with a bag to it as a window. There are not many half-doors now.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    J. Keegan
    Address
    Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
    Informant
    J. Keegan