School: Páirc na gCrann (roll number 16042)

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1. Old Houses (continued)

   

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   no glass. The people put a bundle of hay or heath in the window instead. This was also done in the bog houses. The old floors were always made from big flags which were procured in the district. In former times, turf and bog dale sticks were used for the fire.
   Bog deal splinters were used for giving lights during the night. The people also had rush lights. First, the rushes were pulled and left on the hob to dry. They were then peeled except one little bit on the end. This was then dipped in butter or fat, and afterwards it was lighted. Somebody then held it in his hand while the people were reading.
   Half doors were very common in the district in former times. In olden times all the people in the district used to have their cattle tied at the far end of the kitchen.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Máire Nic Aodhagáin

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Cloghvoley, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Thomas Lavin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   79

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Cloghvoley, Co. Mayo