School: Lios Dubh (C.)
- Location:
- Lisduff, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 330
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- (continued from previous page)The food was put into a sort of basin made of sheep skin. This was called a "wight". The hens laid in what was called a "maoiseóg". This was made of straw. They very often laid in the kitchen bed.
|The window in the kitchen was very small, it consisted of but two panes. If a pane got broken, it was not replaced by glass but a bundle of rags stuck in the hole to keep out the fresh air There was curtains in the window.
There was a special [?] in the kitchen for the bed. [?] was called the hag. The curtains used around the bed was a ma [?] of straw, the mattress also was a of straw. The floor was made of sand or clay. Dressers were not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Forkan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Treankeel, Co. Mayo
