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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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    Long ago the people had small houses which were thatched with rushes. They had the chimney in the gable and they had a floor of flag stone. They tied all the stock they had in the end of the house at night. They had a half-door for keeping out the hens and chickens. They had no lamps or lights except rush-candles and bog-deal splinters. They made the fire with bog
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rush Hill, Co. Mayo