School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)

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1. Old Houses (continued)

   

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   in some cases the houses had no chimney at all only a hole in the roof so as to let the smoke escape. The old people say there were no glass windows, only old mats put in the windows at night to keep the cold out. The floors were also made of 'daub'. Half doors were more common in olden times than they are now-a-days. There are some half-doors to be had yet in the district. The fire the old people had were turf and wood, and in some cases people use coal.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Ellen Nellany

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrickbanagher, Co. Sligo