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School: Árd Caorthainn (roll number 15217)

Location:
Ardkeeran, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Ml. Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0180, Page 176

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    spread a coat of wheaten straw hence the name thatch. They contained a big kitchen and two rooms. The chimneys were built very low, lest they would be knocked down by high winds.
    The kitchen usually contained a large sized fire-place with a hob on each side and a "Pouch Bed". These cottages were usually whitewashed inside and outside and there could be nothing more pleasing to the eye than to see these cottages in their dazzling whiteness.
    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
    Teresa Gurrie
    Gender
    Female