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School: Gormanstown, Árd Fhíonáin (roll number 5615)

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Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 505

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    on the ground and there is a fire machine for blowing the fire. In olden tmes a bellows was used for this purpose. There is a big iron affair called a crane for holding big pots over the fire. This can swing in and out as desired. There is an iron bar with holes in it hanging on the crane for the pot hooks. By means of these holes the pots can be raised or lowered.
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    The crane with pot.
    At the end of the kitchen is a room used as a bedroom and sometimes divided into two. Over this there is usually a loft which can also
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Mary Clutterbuck
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr P. Marsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary