School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 13_011

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  1. Yellow mud was the cheif material for making houses here.
    Water was mixed with quarry-clay. It was then put up as walls. There is a mud wall house in Kilcullen.
    Fat of meat was rolled into shape of candles with a piece of rish up through its middle.
    If any big meeting was held at night a pieces of wood were lighted.
    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
    Diarmuid O Ceallaigh
    Other names
    Diarmuid O Ceallaigh
    Jerry Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare