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School: An Clochar, Buirgheas Uí Chatháin (roll number 15820)

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Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Vincent
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0532, Page 287

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    The houses in olden times were built far differently than the ones of the present day. They were built in the most sheltered places to be found. They were mostly built of mud and turf and were thatched with rushes. Inside the houses they were sealed with sticks but a straight stick was never used as the old people counted it unlucky. The floors were made of gravel and lime mixed together. The houses usually consisted of one or two rooms and a kitchen, with one very small window in each apartment.
    I, Maureen O'Donohue, Bushy Park, Borrisokane got this from my mother Mrs O'Donohue Bushy Park, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen O' Donohue
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bushy Park, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs O' Donohue
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bushy Park, Co. Tipperary