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   532 Old Houses. 1.Long ago the houses were made of mud and sticks.The houses were built out in the lakes on account of the wild animals.The houses in Ennis are nearly all slated ,as most of the thatched houses are done away with .The streets at the time were made flag-stones.The Bank of Ireland ,long ago,was roofed with thatch .There was a house in front of the chaple named Spellisy's and it was a thatched house.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Neylon

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumbiggle Road, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Brendan Ryan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clare Road, Co. Clare

2. Old Houses

   

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   2 There was a thatched butcher's stall in the market named
   Malone's and it was a thatched house, and Conelly's in O''Connell Street was a thatched house. The names of the thatcher's, who are in Ennis, are Michael Frawley of the Turnpike Mr Molly of Borheen, Mr Fitzgerald of the Market and Joe

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