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School: Allenwood

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Allenwood, Co. Kildare
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Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 266

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    made of bog oak. Scarves were put on these sticks and then the thatch was put on.
    The floors were made of earth and the hearth was made of bricks. The windows are very small in most of the old houses thre is a bed in the kitchen called a Settlebed. This is a bed by night and a seat by day. There are generally one or two "pucks". Before paraffin came out the people had rushlights and tallow candles.
    Before boot polish came out the people used to kill frogs and make polish out of the stuff that was got in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Connelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Patrick Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare