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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 14_019

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  1. Houses in Olden Times

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    In the olden times all the people used to live in thatched houses.
    Slates were unknown at that time.
    The people used to set rye and when they had the oats cut the rye was ripe and they cut it and made stooks of it in the field until it seasoned, then they brought it into the haggard and when the winter came they brought it into the house and scutched it and then they hammered it with a short stick to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jimmie Adams
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Adams
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    41
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo