School: St. Michael's Clooncunny (roll number 14589)
- Location:
- Clooncunny, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Úna, Bean Uí Stondúin
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“Most of the men when they need to white wash their houses or out houses burn a kiln.”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- My father (RIP) said that some 50 years ago there was a vast difference in the houses. There was no fire place proper but the smoke went out through a hole in the roof. The houses were made of clay with wattles & straw or heather for the roof. Holes covered by bags were used for windows There was always a bed in an alcove in the kitchen called the "Prysty bed" - these are still in a few houses in this village though they are fast being removed & replaced by windows or doors. The fire places in all the houses here are in the gable end or where there are two rooms in the house between the two rooms. In old days the people kept the fowl & animals in the(continues on next page)