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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 11_047

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  1. Old Houses

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    There are a lot of old houses through out the world. There were three old houses in Finnaure between Mucklon bog and Castlefrench.
    They were very small houses, and the roof was thatched with heath. The windows were small with pane of glass so that a cat could not get in. Their light were rushes dried and dipped in tallow. The walls were made up of mud and clay. The mud houses were built with yellow clay-heather. They built
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Gacquin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muckloon, Co. Galway