School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)

Location:
Killuran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Inerney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 05_035

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 05_035

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  1. The houses long ago were different to what they are now. They were very small. The walls were made of mud and stones. They were roofed with rough sticks and thatched. Most of the houses had only two apartments. They had one small window in each. All the family slept in one room. In some houses they had a bed in the kitchen. They kept the hens in the kitchen by
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Imelda Murray
    Gender
    Female