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

Location:
Glenderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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    and kitchens were made of earth.
    All the houses were thatched with straw, and scraws on the roof inside the thatch. The people had no cranes like they have now adays for hanging the pots over the fire, but crooks. It was laborious work trying to lift them up and down.
    The furniture of the kitchen consisted of a dresser, a table, and a coop for the hens.
    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
    Bridie Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tiduff, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Ned Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Kerry Head, Co. Kerry