School: Cúl na Heórna, Carraig na Siúire (roll number 4136)

Location:
Coolnahorna, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Mairéad, Bean Uí Aiseadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0654, Page 452

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0654, Page 452

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  1. The houses in the olden times were not built as firmly as they are now. They were mostly built of wood and mud. The walls were made of long posts driven down into the ground. The spaces between posts were plastered with lime and mud.
    The roofs were thatched with heather. The fire was in the middle of the kitchen. The houses were shaped like beehives. There were no chimneys as there is now but a small hole in the middle of the roof. The name of one old thatcher in this district was James Walsh. He was kept busy during Spring thatching the roofs of the houses. They used turf for firing.
    There was only one door and three small windows in some of the houses. There was a settle bed in the kitchens of most of the houses. This bed was made of wood and could be converted into a seat by day. These settle beds may still be seen in some houses in the district.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamus Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilclooney, Co. Waterford