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School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)

Location:
Dysart, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 088

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    Most of the houses long ago were thatched with oaten straw which was got from the farmers after threshing.
    There was always a bed in the kitchen and it was called a settle-bed. In the night it was let down, and used for a bed, and in the day-time it was put up and used for a seat it was also placed along a wall.
    The fire places were usually at the gable wall, and sometimes along the side wall.
    Most of the chimneys were
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mildred Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Thornogs, Co. Louth