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School: Thomastown Convent (roll number 16028)

Location:
Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr M. Lelia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858, Page 109

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    Houses in the olden days were very small, with only two rooms and a kitchen which had thatched roofs. A bed was sometimes screened-off from the kitchen and this was called a settle-bed and it was made of wood.
    The fire-place was in the centre of the kitchen and the chimneys were built of clay and stone. Holes served as windows in most of those houses. The doors were mostly half-doors. Balls made of slack served as fuel for fires. Candles made of tallow and rushes were the only means of light in those houses.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Beck
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Beck
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny