School: Kilcornan (roll number 2911)

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1. Food in Olden Times (continued)

   

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   On what occasions? - Pan-cakes on Shrove Tuesday and eggs on Easter Sunday.

   When was tea first used in the district?

   What vessels were used before cups became common? - Piggens made of timber and horn.

   

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2. Old Houses

   

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   Old Houses. Accounts given by the old people regarding the kinds of houses which existed in the district in former times? - They were one storey houses. Were these houses thatched or slated? - They were thatched. From where was the thatch or slate procured? From the straw of the oats and wheat and from the reed in the bogs. Had the old houses a bed in the kitchen? - yes. If so where was it placed and what was it called? - It was placed near the wall and it was called a press-bed. Was the fireplace always at the gable wall? - No. Long ago it was in the middle of the floor and there was a hole in the roof to let the smoke go out.

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

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