Old Houses

Abstract: Story collected by Patricia Clarke, a student at Dún na Lochlannach school (Lisduff, Co. Galway) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0060/1/40

 Dún na Lochlannach [Vol. 0060, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Galway Schools

COLLECTOR
Clarke, Patricia 
Gender
female
Location
Kilmeen (Townland) 
Kilmeen (Civil parish) 
Leitrim (Barony) 
Galway (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Old Houses  [duchas:4582191]

There are not many ruins of old houses around here, except two down near Leacarrow bog. One was owned by the Banes, and the other belonged to Ellen Quinn. 
The houses long ago were all thatched, and they used only have two very small windows and a hole through the roof instead of a chimney. The floors were made from yellow clay. It was called doibh-buidhe. They used also plaster the walls with it. Rushes were used for thatching the houses.
They had no candles these times, but they used to have rush- lights instead. First the green skin was taken off them and then they were dipped in grease. Then they stuck them in a lump of hard clay and lit them.

Resource description

Origin information
Lisduff, Co. Galway
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 0053
Volume 0060
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Áine, Bean Uí Mhainín.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Dwellings--Folklore
Residential buildings--An teach cónaithe
School location
Lisduff An Lios Dubh Lisduff Bullaun Loughrea Loughrea Galway
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4591738
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0060/1/40

Suggested credit
"Old Houses"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4591738>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Áine, Bean Uí Mhainín.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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