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School: Cnoc an Éin, Cuinche

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Knockanean, Co. Clare
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Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0595, Page 114

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    only burned timber and turf long ago.They used Bogdeal and candles to give them light at night.They made the candles themselves.They melted tallow and they poured in into the mould to let it cool.Then they put cotton thread as a wick in it.
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  2. Houses in Olden Times

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    3.Houses in olden times.
    Houses in olden tomes were small and low,thatched with heather,which was got in a bog.The beds were called camp-beds.The people used to sleep in these beds .The
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mangan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbreckan, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Martin Mangan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilbreckan, Co. Clare