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School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

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Irishtown, Co. Mayo
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Mrs Mc Manus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 442

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    Long ago the houses were made of clay and covered with boards outside. The slates are got in Ireland such as Waterford but the blue bangers are got in England. The people used to have beds in near the wall. The names of them are called the hags and they were set into the wall.
    The fire was set in the middle of the floor and all the smoke went up a hole in the roof. The front of the chimneys were not made of mortar. A lot of people had houses without chimneys and they often heard of a fire in the middle of the floor.
    There were no windows in the old houses but one door. The floors were made of clay. The half
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Cullina
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr William Cullina
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Mayo