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School: Liathdruim, Cill Mhichíl (roll number 4433)

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Leitrim, Co. Clare
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P. Ó Conbhaidhe
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    Long ago the houses were made of mud. The walls were made of mud and the rafters were made of bog-deal and then it was covered with mountainy sods and then it was thatched with rushes. There was one room and a kitchen in the house. There were usually two windows and one door in the house. The chimney was thatched with rushes which was called a basket chimney. The floor of the house were all mud. It was a usual thing at that time to have a bed in the house which was called a Settle-bed and a camp-bed or two in the
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Lernihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leitrim, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Thomas Lernihan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leitrim, Co. Clare