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School: Drumconrath (C.) (roll number 16144)

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Drumcondra, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Úna Ní Chongbhaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 121

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    In olden times the houses were nearly all made of clay and stones and the roof was covered with rushes and sedgegrass. The bed was in the kitchen, the name of the beds were - press - bed, settle-bed, chair-bed and there were also beds with a canopy over them. Sometimes the fire was on the centre of the floor and there was a hole in the roof to let the smoke escape.
    The floor was made of clay. Half-doors are not common now-a-days nut they were very common formerly.
    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
    May Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Informant
    Mrs Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Greenan, Co. Meath