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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 256

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    drop on the "touch" and this would light the fire. If people were using turf they would leave two sods of turf up against each other on the hearth when going to bed and a "cluithog" on the top of them. It would be enough to leave a few more sods up against these and they would be light in a few minutes in the morning. Rushlights were used for giving lights at nights.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Matthew Halligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath