School: Ballinea (roll number 10426)
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Farrell
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- XML “Another Strange Story”
- XML “The Houses Long Ago and the Houses Now”
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- The houses long ago were different from the houses now.
They were small and made of mud and covered with straw, reeds, and rushes.
The fire was sometimes in the middle of the floor but usually at the gable end.(continues on next page)