School: Ráth Ó gCormaic (C.), Carraig na Siúire
- Location:
- Rathgormuck, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Dhálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0655, Page 363
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- The houses long ago were mostly built of mud walls and thatched roofs. There were two apartments in them, a kitchen and a room. There was one small window in them and sometimes no window at all. There were slates on the very rich people's houses. They got them at the slate quarries. The people used to sleep in the kitchen when they would not have a room. Some people used to make the fire on the middle of the floor without any grate. They had no chimney only a hole in the roof. Furze was used as firing. They had plain timber doors. They had a half door to keep out the pigs and hens. Rushes got from the bogs were use as lights at night-time.
- The dwelling houses of long ago were built of mud or straw. There was an opening left in the middle of the roof for the chimney. Slates were not heard of at that time. The walls were very high and formed of long poles were standing near each other. The spaces were between the poles were closed in with wickerwork made of twigs and rushes. The people collected the twigs and rushes in baskets. Then the walls were plastered and white-washed.The houses had only one apartment.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Norris
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilbrack, Co. Waterford
