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School: Poor Clares' Convent, Cavan

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Cavan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Carmel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 083

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    The most common form of constructing houses in rural districts in Ireland up to eighty years ago, was mud-wall composed of yellow or blue clay mind with straw or rushes, cut in short lengths and mixed for some time until it got quite tough. The roofing consisted of cleft bog oak held together with wooden pegs, as iron nails were expensive and had to be made by hand. The roof was then thatched with straw sewed on with straw ropes. The fire places were open hearths. The most common fuel was turf but timber was burned in some districts. The light was either rush or resin candles. The floors consisted of yellow clay. The chimneys were made from wood. Long
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Smith
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Aghnaglogh, Co. Cavan