School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

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   321 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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   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