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

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 07_074

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    Long ago there were not many slated houses. In the thatched houses there were two rooms and a kitchen. There was a place for a bed in the corner of the house and it was called a "hag" or "cailleach" and there were curtains hung outside the bed. It is a very warm place to sleep in. In the houses where there were small families they made the hag into a press where they kept
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Martin Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo