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School: Grangemocler (B.) Carrick-on-Suir (roll number 7595)

Location:
Grangemockler, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Gan ainm / Mícheál Ó Séaghdha
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    Old Houses
    The houses were thatched with straw. They drew the straw in bundles and put it on the roof of the house. They used to take up the straw a bundle and put it on the roof of the house. Then they would put small timber scallops down through the bundle and when they had a good many bundles up they used to put scallops across the top of the house.
    When making the walls, they used to mix yellow clay with water and a foundation about three and a half feet deep and they used to put big
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Lanigan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Jim Adams
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Glenbower, Co. Tipperary