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School: Cobh Labhráis (C.) (roll number 7453)

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Rerrin, Co. Cork
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Áine, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 142

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  1. Marriage Customs (continued)

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  2. Old Houses

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    As far as I can ascertain the houses of this district were as a rule thatched in former times. A slated or zink roofed house was sometimes found but thatched roofed houses were more common. Oaten straw, reed and rushes were used as thatched. A bed was place near the fire in the kitchen and the eldest member of the family or a sick member slept in it.
    The fire-place was in the gable-wall and the front of the chimney was made of stones and mortar. The old people still tell stories of houses having no chimney but they placed a bottomless basket on the opening in the gable-wall and bound it around with straw.
    The people in former times had very little glass for windows and those who had none
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