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School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)

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Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
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Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0545, Page 077

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    formerly, nearly every house had a half door to it. For the fire they used burn turf and wood and bushes. A rush dipped in tallow was the means of giving light that they had. Candles were made locally in former times.
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  2. Old Houses

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    The houses in former times in this district were small thatched houses. They were thatched with straw by thatchers. All these old houses had a bed in the kitchen. It was usually placed near the fire. It was called a nettle bed. It could be folded up in the day
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Bourke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cullahill, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Patrick Bourke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Cullahill, Co. Tipperary