School: Drumshanbo (C.) (roll number 12873)

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1. Old Houses (continued)

   

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   the top of which was a lair of wattles over which the "scraw" was placed.
   In the kitchen a bed was kept called a "settlebed". This bed was made in such a way that it could be made into a seat in the day and was usually kept in the corner at the dresser.
   These houses consisted of two rooms the floors of which were made of clay.
   The gables of these houses were thatched half way to the ground and therefore were known as "hipped gables."
   These houses had chimneys and windows with glass in them just the same as the houses of today.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Monica Tierney

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Foran

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim