School: Alt an Chuilinn
- Location:
- Altachullion, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Brigid Martin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 013
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The houses were then built of mud - and thatched. The windows were very small and a hole on the roof did the work of a chimney.
Hugh Mae Auley (2 years dead) Tullyna- mollíra , remembered the time when there were no wooden doors on any house in the two parishes- Corlough and Swanlinbar. The doors were then made of sally rods or wattle- they were called "curroges" (currógs). The door on the old Church at Ardragh, Corlough was made of wattles. Sometimes the rods and wattles were plastered with a kind of mud to keep out the wind and cold.
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James McGovern, Drumboory had 16 side-cars at his wedding 15 years ago.
Pat Maguire's Hawkswood - the last wedding with side-cars
- 17 years ago.(continues on next page)
