School: Árdán, An Bháinseach
- Location:
- An tArdán, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Gormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0574, Page 179
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- The houses in olden times were covered with thatch. The thatch was got from wheaten straw.
The houses in olden times had a bed in the kitchen called a "Settle Bed". The fireplace was always in the centre of the floor. The chimney was made of stones but sometimes it was made of clay and wattles.
Half-doors were common in the district in former times.
Turf was generally used for fire. Home made candles and dipped rushes were used for lights.
- Collector
- Seán Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ros an Droichid, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- William Morrissey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ros an Droichid, Co. Thiobraid Árann
