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1. Old Houses

   

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   Long ago the houses in the district were covered with straw or rushes and were called "thatched" houses. The straw that had been threshed with a "flail" was supposed to be the best kind and was generally wheaten straw or as it is called "reed".
   These houses generally contained but one room and so the bed was in the kitchen and was placed on the seat or settle; the floor was generally made of mud or earth which was tramped so hard as to resemble cement. A few of these floors remain in the locality even after thatched roofs have fallen into decay; the walls were made of mud and there were usually two one-paned windows.
   Half doors, or as they were called "half hatches" were in all the old houses but are now a thing of the past. Turf was used for firing and sometimes wood. The houses were lighted by splinters made from fir, and home-made candles were

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty O Sullivan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Deelish, Co. Cork