School: Dromcollchoille (C.)

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1. Old Houses

   

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   There are still a number of old houses in this country in which farmer's and labourers live. Some of these houses are very old, and were built in a very primitive styles, as stone and mortar were scarce, and could not be got in some districts.

   Farmer's had to build the houses of yellow clay commonly known as mud. This clay was dug from underneath the subsoil, and when made into mortar it was then mixed with cut straw to make it hold well together. The chimney was built with hay and mud mixed, and it was held also by a frame of laths or sticks to keep all this work firm. The rooms of these old houses were of large dimensions, in the farmer's houses, but the kitchen was also used as a

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Hannah Fitzgerald

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   James Fitzgerald

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   61

   Address

   Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick