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1. Old Houses

   

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   Long ago there were about thirty five houses built on the mountainside from Ballydrehid to Cahir. These houses were very small, and their ruins are still to be seen. The little gardens, or "haggards" as they were called, and the ridges in which they set the potatoes are still to be seen. Some of the houses were covered with thatch, whilst others were covered with heath and sticks. The bed or settle was always in the kitchen, and was folded up during the day.
   The floors were made of clay, and there was only one window in each house. A half-door was a regular thing to see, and
   even yet half-doors are to be seen in some houses. Turf was always used for the fire, and was got from the top of

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty Kearney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mrs R. Kearney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary