Old Houses

Abstract: Story collected by Mary Kate Walsh, a student at Baile Gaedhaelach (C.) school (Irishtown, Co. Mayo) from informant Mrs Mary Kilgarriff.

Original reference: 0097/3/96

 Baile Gaedhaelach (C.) [Vol. 0097, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Mayo Schools

COLLECTOR
Walsh, Mary Kate 
Gender
female
Location
Doonmacreena (Townland) 
Kilvine (Civil parish) 
Clanmorris (Barony) 
Mayo (County) 
INFORMANT
Kilgarriff, Mrs Mary 
Gender
female
Location
Doonmacreena (Townland) 
Kilvine (Civil parish) 
Clanmorris (Barony) 
Mayo (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Old Houses  [duchas:4349902]

Thatched houses that were long ago. The people got the thatch from oat that grew and was threshed. 

There was a bed placed in the kitchen and this was called a "hag" or a "settlebed". The reason this bed being in the kitchen was some of the houses had only one room and more of them none. 

There was an odd house where the fire was in the floor and a hole in the roof for the smoke to go out. But in most

Resource description

Origin information
Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 448-450
Volume 0097
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mrs Mc Manus.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Dwellings--Folklore
Residential buildings--An teach cónaithe
School location
Irishtown An Baile Gaelach Irishtown Kilvine Clanmorris Mayo
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4442093
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0097/3/96

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_4442093>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mrs Mc Manus.
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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