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School: Coillte Críotáin

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Erris, Co. Roscommon
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Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 461

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    2 The kinds of houses in olden times were thatched. They were made from clay and then were thatched all round the sides and gables, and there used to be iron roofs on some houses in olden times.
    The thatch was made from rushes or straw. The straw was got from the threshed oats.
    The old houses had a bed in the kitchen. It's place is built out in the wall and it is placed near the fire. It is called "a pristey" and a "pouch" bed. The fire is generally built between a room and a kitchen. The front of the chimney was made from clay and stones and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Toman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brislagh, Co. Roscommon