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School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

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Aughrim, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0510

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  1. Old Houses

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    Nowadays, we see the ruins of old houses which were once the homes of our ancestors. The kinds of houses which existed in the district in former times were not at all like the houses at the present day.
    The fire-place was sometimes in the corner of the kitchen and against the gable-wall. The front of the chimney was made of clay and wattles.
    I heard old people talk of houses which had no chimney at all; but a hole in the thatch; and of houses which had the fire in the centre of the floor.
    The floors were made of yellow clay, mixed with lime and when that dried it was as firm as cement. Fine sand
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    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
    Annie Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fairfield, Co. Galway