School: Mungraid (B.) Luimneach (roll number 14409)
- Location:
- Mungret, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Mrs B. Mulroy
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Before manufactured beds came into being the inhabitants of this locality used to make their own mattresses and beds.
When a person wanted to make a bed in olden times he would get timber and form it into the shape of a bed. He would put four legs on it. He would then put laths cross wise on the frame. Both ends of each lath would be nailed on to the frame. He would then get a material called "ticken" and pack it with straw. The mattress was then fit for use.
On those beds there was a covering coming over the head of the bed. In order to make this covering a person would get two boards about six feet long and nail the ends of each board on to the foundation of the bed. He would then get two more boards and nail the ends of the(continues on next page)
