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School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)

Location:
Rea, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 599

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    slate a new kind of slate came out now called asbestos and another kind of slate called tiles and these are put in new houses and they look much nicer and better than thatched roofing:mud floor are out of fashion now.
    Lamps
    The people long ago had very queer lamps.
    They used dip splinters into parafin oil and light them and stick them in the walls and they used show them great light. Other people used the white of rushes into a bottle of lampoil these were lit and showed wonderful light and a short time afterwards the lamps came into fashion.
    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
    Maureen Lyons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pilgrimhill, Co. Kerry