School: Cathair Loisgreáin (B)

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1. In County Clare - Houses (continued)

   

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   Shoes: Adults wore neither shoes nor stockings.

   Lóipín - made of wool something like gaiters or spats used to come out to near toes - no soles to them

   Mantles or Cloaks - reached down to end of skirt - worn by women

   Caps:- Old women used wear caps in houses - caps of muslin beautifully made up - had a special iron for putting frills on the caps - frills stood out in front of cap Young girls used wear them long ago and wore them on marriage day

   Chairs:- No chairs or stools only suidhistíni made from straw - were very comfortable

   Straw was very much used e.g.
   (1) Over camp beds (beds covered with timber
   (2) Suidhistini
   (3) Footballs made of sugáin and special lad to make them

   Food:- Mostly potatoes for every meal huge heap of same on table - no tablecloth No knives or forks only a short knife called a beideac for potatoes. This was placed under leaf of table in special place Youngest in house used to say Grace always before or after meals. Eggs very plentiful
   "Tá siad comh daor le dá uibh ar an bpighinn"

   

   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

   Ms Clair

   Gender

   Female