School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)
- Location:
- Droichead Átha, Co. Lú
- Teacher: Sr. M. Patrick
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 115
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- Long ago the houses were of a different type from what they are to-day. Most of the roofs were thatched and the walls were made of clay and stone. Some of the fire-grates were situated in the centre of the floor and a hole cut in the thatch to let the smoke escape. Their beds were set in the kitchen and they were called settle-beds. Each house contained one room and a kitchen which was situated close to each other. They usually burned sticks as fuel. Their windows were mostly the same as the windows of to-day except that they contained more(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anna Balfe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bóthar an Mhuilinn Ghaoithe, Co. Lú
- Informant
- Mrs Balfe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bóthar an Mhuilinn Ghaoithe, Co. Lú
