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

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Glenderry, Co. Kerry
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Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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  1. The Houses in Olden Times

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    The houses in this district long ago differed much to the houses we have now. The houses were (roff) roofed in two ways with thatch and scallops tied down with "sugáns". The houses were built with mud and they were called "mud walled cabins". The rich people had paved floors and the low class had mud floors until cement came into use.
    They had no rooms but the custom was to sleep in the kitchen. They had settlebeds, these were two-fold, they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Laide
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromatoor, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Michael Laide
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Dromatoor, Co. Kerry