School: Newtown, Kilcock (roll number 1298)
- Location:
- Newtown, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0771, Page 243
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- There were some old houses where we lived, there were some houses and the people whom they belonged to were Ann Byrne, Bill Malone, Jack Mulligan , Hughie Brennen.
Ann Byrne's house was make with railway sleepers and roofed with felt . Bill Malone lived in y Aunt's field and his house was made the same as any other house. Jack Mulligan had a house in Mr. O Haires field and it was a thatched one.
The old people used to have a bed in the kitchen by the side of the wall and it was called a settle bed and it could be turned up and it was like a seat , and some of the people had a can somewhere in the roof instead of a chimney.
The kind of floors that were in the old houses were made with clay , and there were half doors on some of them and a big door as well , and the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anne Malone
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grange, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Mrs C. Malone
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Grange, Co. Kildare
