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School: Clochar

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Clogher, Co. Monaghan
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    Long ago the houses were all thatches. People thatched them with wheat or rushes or flax. The people had a bed in the kitchen. They had it in the corner of the house. The fireplace was always at the gable wall. There was no chimney on the house in olden times. There were houses that had now windows or glass in them. They use to have the fire in the centre of the house and a hole in the roof to let out the smoke. The floor was made of clay or channel. Long ago nearly every house had a half door. The half-doors are not so common now adays.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Carlew
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Toome, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    James Carlew
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Toome, Co. Monaghan