School: Páirc an Éadain (Facefield)

Location:
Facefield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0100, Page 211

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0100, Page 211

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  1. In olden times there were no slated houses, and all the people lived in tached houses, or some houses with iron roofing which were sometimes very badly made.
    Most of the houses were roofed with scraws and old sticks covered over with thatch made of straw. Some of these houses were very comfortable, but all these have been knocked down and replaced by new ones.
    Every old house in the district at that time had a bed in the kitchen called a hag. Instead of the the chimney being at the gable end, it was in the centre of the floor or sometimes at the side. The front of the chimney made of wet clay and
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brighidh Nich Eochaidh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Nally
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Mayo