School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)

Location:
Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Sr. M. Columbanus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 194

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  1. In olden times the people built the houses of clay, and sometimes of logs. These houses were very small and dark in comparison with the houses of the present day. There were but two apartments in every house and often there was but one.
    The houses had no grand big windows but instead they had holes in the walls to let in light. The walls were very thick and white-washed on both sides. When a man wished to build a house, he collected a sufficient supply of wet mud for the house.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Joe Mac Dermot
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Boyle, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr Harrington
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mantua, Co. Roscommon