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School: Bloomfield (roll number 10382)

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Lavally, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 190

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    There was a sod house in Drumee bog. John Reynolds lived in it. The roof was made sticks and scraws and the chimney was also made of scraws. There was a flag behind the fire keeping it from burning the scraws.
    There was a bed in the corner known as a pouch. There were no windows in the house and therefore the people had no light except the light of the door. The candles they used was made of rushes dipped in grease.
    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
    Nora Mc Goldrick
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonagh, Co. Sligo