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School: Liath-Mhuine

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 415

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    called the "Wag-by-the-wall. My uncle still has one.
    They had no animals but one cow and she had not much milk. They kept the cow in the end of the house.
    They had rush candles for lights and also splinters of bog deal and oak and fir.
    They also had a bright fire of wood and they had three blocks of wood for seats and two hobs one each side of the fire.
    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
    Isabel Mc Kinley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leaffony, Co. Sligo