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School: Knocknagilla

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Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
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T. Gilchrist
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0980, Page 035

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    They were then left aside to dry, and when dry they were put in a candle-stick and when one was used another was lighted and so on 'till bedtime.
    A house in Moher had an old "churn" for a chimney.
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    The houses in olden times were long, low houses made of mud-wall. They were thatched houses. The thatch was procured from straw and rushes. The old houses had a bed in the kitchen. It was placed in the corner beside the fire. The fireplace was in the corner and sometimes it was against the side-wall.
    The chimney was made of clay and wattles. Some of the old
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Tierney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumhirk, Co. Cavan