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School: Clochar na Trócaire (Maothal) (roll number 13770)

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Mohill, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
An tSr. Mícheal le Muire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0216, Page 193

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    The houses in my district long ago were made of clay and bricks. The roof of the houses were thatched with rushes, I never heard of slated houses in that time.
    The rushes were cut for the thatch in the fields but before the house was thatched the rushes were let dry.
    The old houses had a bed in the kitchen, which was placed against the side-wall.
    Those beds were mostly called press-beds and settle-beds.
    The fire-place was always
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Rourke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullybradan, Co. Leitrim