School: Naomh Nioclás, An Cladach (Buachaillí) (roll number 4501)

Location:
Townparks, Co. Galway
Teacher:
P.S. Ó Neachtain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0031, Page 0135

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  1. Long-ago the old houses had no roof but a roof of sedge. Others had straw, but the sedge was the best.
    There was no such things as slates at that time. They had a bed in the kitchen and the father would sleep in it in case anyone would come in during the night.
    Some used to have the fire in the middle of the floor and a hole in the middle of the roof. There is a man in Claddagh has the fire in the middle of the floor this present day.
    Long-ago they had two doors in each house - a back door and a front door. They had neither a lock nor a key at all, but they never had a second window. There were no glass in the windows long-ago at all but they had shutters out-side which they used to shut at night and leave them opened during the day.
    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
    Martin Finnerty
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Finnerty
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52
    Address
    Claddagh, Co. Galway