School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)

Location:
Glenderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417D, Page 02_043

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417D, Page 02_043

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  1. The houses in this district with very few exceptions were all thatched. There were two kinds of thatched houses scallop thatch and more of them tied down with ropes made of hay or straw and it was called súgán thatch.
    Most of the houses were built of mud and they were called mud cabins and others were built of stone and mud. The chimneys of houses were very much unlike the chimneys of the present time. There was a breast of timber on the inside
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Flahive
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Edmond Flahive
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry