School: Ceis (roll number 15342)
- Location:
- Kesh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 491
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- Former times the houses were built of slime and mortar and thatched with straw. The floors were made of mud; the chimneys were made of stone and mortar and some of them were made of clay; the fire-place was situated at the gable-end. Most of the houses had no chimneys but there was a hole in the rood which allowed the smoke to get out. A bed placed in the corner of the kitchen near the fire was called a "pouch". In some cases there was no glass in the windows but bags stuffed with hay did duty for the glass. Half-doors were very common then but not so common nowadays. The fire made of turf and wood burned brightly on the hearth.
- Collector
- Marie Burns
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocklough, Co. Sligo
