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School: Rahan (B.)

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Rahan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Ó Reannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 281

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  1. Old Houses (continued)

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    no glass for the windows, but they had paper in them. The floors were made of cement in the old houses long ago. In the old houses long ago they would bring in rushes and peel them, then they would dip them in grease and light them. The candles were not made locally long ago.
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  2. The Old Graveyards

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    There are three Graveyards in this parish. The parish Graveyard the Nuns Graveyard and the Jesuits Graveyard. The Jesuits Graveyard is in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Cullen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullybeg, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullybeg, Co. Offaly