School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)
- Location:
- Drumandoora, Co. Clare
- Teachers: Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592F, Page 13_029
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1st March 1938.
Houses long ago.
The roofs of houses long ago were thatched with rushes.
The fire was usually at one corner of the house and there was a hole in the roof for a chimney and there was a campbed at the other end.
The majority of the houses had only one door and one window ,and the firing mostly used was bog=dale and sticks.
People used make their own candles from tallow .
They had a candle(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Woods
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fahy, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Moloney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fahy, Co. Clare
