Béaloideas on Old Houses

Abstract: Story collected by Tommy Morrissey, a student at An Chlais Mhór, Eóchaill school (Clashmore, Co. Waterford) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0641/1/27

 An Chlais Mhór, Eóchaill [Vol. 0641, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : Waterford County Schools

COLLECTOR
Morrissey, Tommy 
Gender
male
Location
Clashmore (Civil parish) 
Decies-within-Drum (Barony) 
Waterford (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Béaloideas on Old Houses  [duchas:4379302]

The walls of the houses in olden days were built with mud. They were roofed with straw or heather. They consisted of  a very small door and a window, In most of the houses kitchen and bed-room were one. The beds were were one. The bed were made of timber with hoods over them. Their fire consisted of twig and furze bushes. The floor was made of mud and when the weather was wet the people used bring the slob into the houses on their shoes and it used stick to the floor and from to time to time the floor got high. Then spades should be got and the floor scraped away.

Resource description

Origin information
Clashmore, Co. Waterford
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 33
Volume 0641
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Liam Suipéal.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Dwellings--Folklore
Residential buildings--An teach cónaithe
School location
Clashmore Clais Mhór Clashmore Clashmore Decies-within-Drum Waterford
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4462661
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0641/1/27

Suggested credit
"Béaloideas on 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_4462661>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Liam Suipéal.
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.

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