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School: Manulla (roll number 14544)

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Manulla, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Mac an Adhastair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 279

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  1. A Death (continued)

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    ns waited there for a while praying beside the coffin. The next day all the people came to the chapel and a grave was made and the coffin was brought out. They let it down with ropes and they filled it again with clay and stones.
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  2. Old Houses

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    Long a go people used never make houses out of cement but always out of stone. They used to make the chimneys out of stone, morter and timber. It was a dangerous thing because if the chimney went on fire it would light the house. They used to build the houses in low ground because they were afraid of the big storms. They heard
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Armstrong
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Armstrong
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo