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School: Kiffa

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Kiffagh, Co. an Chabháin
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Helen Dinneen
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0992, Page 081

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    Long ago it was mud walled houses they had. It was thatched roofs was on them. Straw or rushes were used for thatching purposes. And if a house was near a lake or river it was thatched with reeds or water lillies.
    They used to have bedtastor in the wealthy places, and then in the other houses they had a settle bed that they put along the wall, they let it down at night and in the day time they used to for a seat. They also had straw in a corner of the kitchen for beds.
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    1. earraí
      1. struchtúir de dhéantús an duine
        1. foirgnimh
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Mc Clelland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiffagh, Co. an Chabháin