School: Baile Haodha (C.), Ráthluirc

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   a point on the top of it and that is what made a point on the top of the candle. they put a piece of cotton thread in the iron until it was the shape of a candle.

   

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2. Old Houses

   

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   Ballyhea possesses hardly any of her old houses. Long ago a lot of them were to be seen in our parish. Those houses were usually thatched or covered with felt. Here and there slate houses were to be seen. Only the high class people had slate houses as they were most up to date. These buildings contained very little furniture. They had one kitchen and the fire was usually

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Dina Daly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ardnageehy, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mrs Daly

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ardnageehy, Co. Cork