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   to be roofed with thatch. There were no slates in those days. There was no ceiling either in the houses long ago. When you would go into a house long ago you could see the rafters and the thatch. The rafters used to be very black also with smoke. Long ago if there were old people in a house they used to sleep in the bed that used to be in the kitchen. There used to be only one door in the houses long ago. They used not have any back-doors in those days. They used to have very small windows i nthe houses also. There were generally three windows in every house. In the olden times before there was any glass the people used to have wooden shutters on the windows. One a fine day they would open the shutters and on a windy day the used to keep them closed. There used to be a half- door in every house long ago.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nora Feeney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lettera, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Mrs M. Feeney

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lettera, Co. Galway