School: Ros Nuala (Rossnowlagh) (roll number 11599)
- Location:
- Rossnowlagh Upper or Crockahany, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Síle Ní Mhaoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 267
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- in olden times the most usual type of house in this district was lowly built with a thatched roof. It was with rushes or reeds that they were generally thatched. Nearly all had a sort of bed in the kitchen and it was placed alongside the wall near the fire. This was called a “settle bed” and it could be folded up in day time to serve as a rest.The fire was generally in the centre of the gable wall. I never heard of it being in the corner of the house. The front of the chimney was made of clay and stone.The houses in ancient times had no chimneys but a round hole in the rood. Sometimes the hole was near the wall and the fire against the wall and the smoke went up through this hole. This was a very bad method because the house was often filled with smoke. Half doors were common in this district in former times. Turf and wood were used(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ben C Stronge
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Stronge
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal
