School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Baile Croín Beag, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 301
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- (continued from previous page)always placed in the gable wall. It was never in the corner or against the side wall. The front of the chimney was made of mortar.
The old people often heard of houses having no chimneys, and of houses having the fire on the centre of the floor, and the smoke used to go out on an old window that had no glass.
The floors were made of clay.
Half doors were common, but they are not so common now.
Turf and wood were used for fire.
Rushlights were employed for giving light at night. Candles were made locally of rushes.
- Graveyards
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There are eight churchyards in the parish; three in Delvin, two in Killulagh, one in Killadoran, one in Bracklyn and one one in Crowenstown. One of the graveyards in(continues on next page) - Collector
- James Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Baile Croín Beag, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- James Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Croín Beag, Co. na hIarmhí
