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School: Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha (roll number 12410)

Location:
Ballincloher, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pártholán Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 423

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    In olden times the people used to have mud houses. These houses used to be thatched with bull-rushes or "giollcack" or with briannach [?]. These houses used to be roofed with bog-deal sticks which they used cut off the rocks of bog-deal. In some places the people used to have beds in the kitchen, but some of the people used to have a little room. These beds used to be in the corner near the fire. These beds used to be made of timber and outside this timber there used to be a cloth called damask. These beds were very warm. They were called camp beds. There were also other beds which were called settle-beds. These beds used to be placed in the corner of the kitchen. These beds used to be closed up during the day
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvrin, Co. Kerry