School: An Clochán (roll number 7777)
- Location:
- Cloghans Hill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Breathnach
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0105, Page 067
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- Houses long ago. Long ago, houses were built from turf, and sticks. The roof was thatched from heath. The people got it in the logs. There was a place for a bed in every kitchen. It was called a "Carlese". The old people slept in the Carlese. The fireplace was in the gable end. The chimney was made from timber. There was only one small window in every house. It was a square foot in size. There were a few nails nailed to the frame. These were used instead of glass. The floorss were made from daub. Daub is a kind of yellow clay. They had not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyheeragh (Caslane), Co. Mayo
- Informant
- M. Nolan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyheeragh (Caslane), Co. Mayo
