School: Drom an Eargail, Áth Treasna (roll number 10361)
- Location:
- Dromanarrigle, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Caoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 239
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There is no old house in this locality but there was a few long ago. They were mostly all thatched. The thatch was rushes and also straw. There used to be a bed in the kitchen it was called a settle. It was used as a bed by night and a seat by day. It was unusually put at an end wall. The fireplace long ago was also by the side wall. The walls of all the old houses were made of mud and rushes to keep in the mud. There was always a stick across the chimney it was called the mantletree. In some of the houses long ago there was no chimney and the smoke used to come out the door. In the very poor houses there was no glass in the windows only(continues on next page)
