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School: Scrabagh (roll number 11202)

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Scrabbagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mrs Rose Ffrench
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0254, Page 096

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    to see fires in the centre of the floors except in the case of people who had been evicted from their own home. People who had a vacant barn often gave shelter to these people. In such as case they put the fire in the centre of the floor.
    There is a very old house in the parish and it had a hip gable, and no glass in the windows. It is the very same type of a house as what was out long ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Duignan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mick Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cuiltyshinnoge, Co. Roscommon