School: St. Jame's Well (roll number 14192)
- Location:
- An Cheathrú Mhór, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: S. Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0181, Page 121
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - In olden times there were very little slated houses, they were usually all thatched with straw or rushes. They usedto have one small window in the kitchen and one in each room. The floors were made of daub. There used to be a little bed in the kitchen called a pooch bed. In the winter they used to have the cattle tied at the end of the kitchen. There was no oil and they made rush candles. Half doors were very common in olden times, and there is still a few in the district. They used to burn turf and sticks.
