School: Clochar na Trócaire, Carn Domhnaigh

Location:
Ballylosky, Co. Donegal
Teachers:
An tSr. A. Nic Fhionnlaoich An tSr. M. Beinín
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    day broke they were taken out again but according to the direction in which the rain or wind was coming, they would keep them closed, and open those on the sheltery side. The floors were all made of clay. Nearly every small thatched house in the district has a half-door nowadays but there were no half-doors used in the olden times, they just used a large busk for a half-door.
    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
    Sadie Maria Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gleneely, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Patrick Long
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Occupation
    Mason
    Address
    Straruddan, Co. Donegal