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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

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Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 321

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    Old Houses
    13th June, 1938.
    Houses in olden times were built from mud and stones, and roofed with wood, straw or rushes. A great many of them had only one room, and it served as kitchen and bedroom. There was only one fireplace, and that was situated close to a back or side wall. It was the custom to have the fire on the hearth. A wooden served in many cases for a chimney.
    The bed was usually
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    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
    Monica King
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Granardkill, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Maria Kiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    77
    Address
    Granard, Co. Longford