School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:: Prison East, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 04_057

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Old Houses

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Long ago old houses were made of Dobe. The houses were roofed first with scraws and then covered with oat-straw. The old people sowed the scraws to the rafters. They made chimneys with rods. They wove them in the chimney and plastered them on the out side with dobe. If there was a big village the houses were built in rotation. The fire place was built in the gables, and in some houses it was in the middle of the floor and there was a round hole in the top of the house to let the smoke out. There were
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Topics
1. objects
  man-made structures
  buildings
  residential buildings (~2,723)
Language

English
Collector
Annie Mc Nicholas
Gender

Female

Informant
John Mc Nicholas
Gender

Male
Address

Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo