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School: Eiscreach (roll number 13945)

Location:
Eskeragh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0153, Page 155

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  1. Old Houses

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    15th March 1938
    The houses in this district were all thatched houses. There were no other kinds of houses roofs. The thatch was generally black sedge found in bog curraghs. The sedge was sometimes two miles and three miles away. The old houses had always a bed in the kitchen. It was placed close to the fire with the head of the bed to the middle gable. The place where the bed was placed was built out further than the remainder of the sidewall and that place was called the outshot. The fire-place was always at the middle gable. It was never at the corner
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shanvolahan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr John Lynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shanvolahan, Co. Mayo