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

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Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Sr. M. Columbanus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 196

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    wall and if it came in wet they knew it was a wet day, and if it came in dry they knew it was fine.
    We very seldom see one of those houses nowadays except one here or there in the middle of a bog. In olden times the mud cabins were much safer than the log ones, because there was always a great danger of the log ones taking fire. This often happened and many people were injured and burned in the flames. Houses built on islands in a lake were generally known as "Cranogs".
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    History Edit
    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