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School: Cor Bealaigh

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Corbally, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Marcacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 131

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  3. XML “Building Houses”
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  1. Building Houses (continued)

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    tramp the floor, and make it level. In the morning the floor would be hard.
    The doors were so small that when a grown-up person would be going in or out he would have to stoop.
    There were no windows in those houses but there was a small hole in the roof to let out the smoke.
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  2. Cutting the Turf

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    When the turf is cut it is thrown up on the bank. It is left there for a few days to harden. Then it is spread out. When it is dry it is made into reckles. Then it is put out on the road with bags or donkey-carts. After a few weeks it is brought home and stacked.
    When lighting the fire in the bog
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Herbert
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Loftus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Sligo