School: Finea (roll number 10599)

Location:
Finnea, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Kathleen Hackett
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 108

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 108

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  1. In former days houses were mainly one-story in height and were thatched, with straw which was 'thrashed' from the oats which grew on the farm.
    If this was not available the roof was made of reeds which grow on the banks of Lake Sheelin. Most of the old houses had 'hip gables' and were usually white-washed on the outside. The windows which consisted of about 4 panes of glass were small in size and numbered one for each room.
    Two rooms and a kitchen was the usual size of the dwelling - sometimes one room and a kitchen. Over the rooms there was generally a 'cock-loft' which was used sometimes as a sleeping apartment & again as a 'hold-all' or 'glory-hole' for tools spades etc.
    The ascent to it was by means of a ladder which was removed during the day.
    The floor which was made of beaten clay tramped down firmly - was
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Miss Kathleen Hackett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Finnea, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Francis Hackett
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Finnea, Co. Westmeath