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1. Old Houses

   

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   There are ruins of many of the old houses to be seen yet. Most of the old houses were thatched. The thatch was made with straw. The fireplace was mostly in a corner or at the gable. The chimneys used to be made with timber in the houses, and in the slated houses, the chimneys used to be made with morter. The old people never remembered houses without a chimney. Half doors were very common.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Murray

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Peak, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Joseph Murray

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Peak, Co. Galway

2. Old Houses

   

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   There are many old houses in the district. There are two old houses in the townland of Ballimabella and in the parish of Cappatagh, the names of the are, Hyness old house, this old house is very old it is a thatched house it is broken down nowadays. There is another old house in the district, it is called Martins. There is no body living there nowadays. Houses were mostly thatched.

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