Scoil: Lisnagirl (1)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. Old Houses (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   and consisted of turf or sticks. In very old houses there was no chimney and the smoke went out through the door.
   The floor was of run clay or channel. When well mixed and dried it made quite a firm floor. The windows were very small, but in some small houses there were only little air holes used instead of windows as there was a very high tax on the windows.
   Half-doors were used in the day-time, as the upper half let in the light instead of a window and the tax was thus avoided. The half-door is still in use in many farm houses.
   At night the large door was closed, and a bar of wood was placed in a hole in the wall, and pulled across into a hole in the opposite side. This was better than a lock, and could only be opened by those inside.
   Resin, rush candles, bog-deal splinters were used to give light at night, and these were made at home by girls and children.

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Topaicí

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Tilly Dancey

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Aois

   12

   Seoladh

   Beagh Glebe, Co. Cavan