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School: Tallanstown (roll number 2746)

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Tallonstown, Co. Louth
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E. Mac Gráinnne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 172

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    Old Houses
    The old houses in this district were built with yellow or blue clay.
    Thatch was used or sedge from the bog as a roof.
    The thatch was got from the oaten straw which grew on the farm.
    There was a bed in the kitchen known as the settle bed. This bed was kept along the back wall near the fire place.
    The front of the fire place was built with clay and sticks about a yard long. This chimney was called a basket chimney.
    The windows were very small and had one pane of glass in them.
    Francis Woods
    Knockabbey
    Louth
    Got from Thomas Woods,
    Knockabbey,
    Louth.
    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
    Francis Woods
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knock Abbey, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Thomas Woods
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knock Abbey, Co. Louth