School: An Daingean, Cuinche

Location:
Dangan, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Stiofán Mac Clúin Treasa Ní Chonmara
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    5.'38 An Old House.
    The house consisted of four walls built of rough stone ,put together without mortar.It had no chimney.a front door and a back door which was an arrangement for taking advantage of the wind.There was a hole in the wall for a window.which had no glass in it ,a dried sheepskin being used in place of glass.There were one or two stools made of wood ,an iron potato -pot ,a churn ,a shovel and a pipe in the cabin. The bed consisted of an old tick filled with heather or straw and little or no bed clothes.
    This information was given to me by Mary Mc Mahon ,Corbally, Quin, County Clare.
    Cormac Mc Namara.
    Corbally,
    Quin,
    Co .Clare.
    Unlucky Acts, Old Customs and Bird Lore collected by the teachers of Dangan School.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cormac Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corbally, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mary Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corbally, Co. Clare