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School: Corlurgan

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Corlurgan, Co. Cavan
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F. Fletcher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 218

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    The houses in the olden times were mostly thatched in my district. The old houses had a bed in the kitchen. It was usually called the settle bed. The fire was usually at the gable end. The floors were made of clay and stones. There are two doors on most of the houses in the district a half door and a big one. There were turf and sods and sticks burned but I never heard of coal being used. Rush candles were made locally and were burnt mostly.
    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
    Una Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullycoe, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullycoe, Co. Cavan