School: Loughteague, Stradbally (roll number 6129)
- Location:
- Loughteeog, Co. Laois
- Teachers: Brigid Keane Brighid Ní Chatháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0837, Page 192
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- (continued from previous page)Parlour - Walls papered.
In the parlour a table stood in middle of the floor, a plain little sideboard at one side, the press-bed and good chairs, black-horse-hair seats (six) usually covered with white lawn edged with red tape. In one corner was a little three-cornered press with glass shutters on top half - this was for china & glass. There was a nice fireplace with mantel-piece over it and a small mirror over that. The floor was cement.
A couple of pots with geraniums stood in window.Kitchen
Earthen floor with a big stone flag in the middle for the churn.
Fireplace a big wide grate with a large hob each side used as seat. In wall between kitchen & parlour.
See diagramFront door near wall separating bed-room & kitchen
Back door from kitchen open ?? parlour & kitchen wall but not quite at wall, it was near centre of back wall.
Chimney sloping up with hurdle on farther side. Side nearest parlour door was boarded up.
Rafters plainly visible and the scraws under thatch.
All sorts of old rubbish was stored on the hurdle.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Rody Delaney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Park, Co. Laois
