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School: Sean-Mhachaire (roll number 17015)

Location:
Shanvaghera, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Máille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0108, Page 391

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    The wall of the houses long ago were made from sticks which were called wattles, and clay. When the clay dried with the sun it got very hard. The roofs were made of bog deal rafters and thatched with heather. The heather was got in the bog.
    There was a bed in the kitchen long ago. It was called the hag or the cailleach.
    There was no
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Addergoole, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Addergoole, Co. Mayo