School: Ballinea (roll number 10426)
- Location:
- Béal an Átha, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Mrs Farrell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 087
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- (continued from previous page)brought it home.
They lit a fire and Matthew Brennan had to keep it turned.
With the heat of the fire and the gruesome job turning the corpse Matthew fell asleep and when he awoke the next morning he was lying under a furge bush sore from head to foot with the exertion of the previous night.
- The houses long ago were different from the houses now.
They were small and made of mud and covered with straw, reeds, and rushes.
The fire was sometimes in the middle of the floor but usually at the gable end.(continues on next page)
