School: Ceapach an tSeagail

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1. Old Houses (continued)

   

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   thatched. There were very few slated houses that time. The thatch was got from corn growing in the field. There was a bed in the kitchen, it was placed beside the wall near the fireplace. The fireplace was in the corner. In thatched houses the chimney was made of mortar.
   Half doors were very common in the old houses.
   the fire used was wood and turf handles were made in some parts of the district.
   The clothes that were used were made from flannen
   The lights used were peeled rushes dipped in grease.
   Some chimneys of old houses were made of clay and wattles.

   

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2. Old Houses

   

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   In the parish of Cappatagle and in the townland of Gortnahoon there are three old houses. They belong to Peter Curley, Thomas Kelly and Michael Mullarkey.

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Deirdre Mullarkey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cappataggle, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Mrs Mullarkey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cappataggle, Co. Galway