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

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 09_057

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  1. Old Houses

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    About 50 years ago all the people had thatched houses. They used to grow oats and with the straw they used to thatch the houses. In those houses there was always a bed kept in the kitchen and it was called a little house built in the side wall but there was no door on it.
    The fire was always
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo