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School: Lisball

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Lisball, Co. Cavan
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S. O' Doherty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 163

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    There are not as many old houses as long ago. The houses long ago were thatched with rushes or with straw. There were no up stairs long ago.
    The windows were small. There was not good ventilation in them. The floors were not cemented like now. They were clay. There are not many old houses in this district. The old houses are mostly all knocked down and new houses built. The houses long
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hilda Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dundragon, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr J. Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisball, Co. Cavan