School: Cúlmaighin (Coolmoyne) (roll number 15861)

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1. Old Houses (continued)

   

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   places the fire was placed against the gable wall, and the chimney was made of mud and sticks. These chimneys were called switch chimneys and were very easily lit by sparks of dry wood. Turf timber an bótháns were used as fuel. Bótháns were gathered in the fields and used to "keep the home fires burning." They really are dried cow dungs and are very good for keeping a fire lighting.
   In some hovels there was no glass in the windows but a bag of straw was placed in the hole in the wall instead.
   The floors were made of clay and were in most cases very uneven.
   Half doors were very common in those times and in

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patricia Ahearne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ardsallagh, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mrs E. Crean

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ardsallagh, Co. Tipperary