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School: Cúlfada (roll number 13763)

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Culfadda, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Liam Barún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 126

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    houses yet. The fire was made of daub mixed with clay now known as "brackets". The floor was made of daub and mortar mixed
    The roofs were made of timber and some were thatched and more roofed with sticks and thatched to the outside. The fire in these old houses was just one side of the bed on some of these old houses there were no chimneys. There was a hole in the roof for the smoke to go out. The light they had at night would be a jam pot and a rush candle stuck in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    3. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Judge
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Battlefield, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Thomas Kielty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Finisklin, Co. Sligo