Houses in Olden Times

14th July 1938

In the olden times there were hardly any slated houses.
The people had only small thatched houses with two or three windows which were made of glass.
The chimneys were made of mortar and stones, and in some houses,  there were no chimneys, only holes through the roof, which were called bootheys.
There was always one wooden bed in the kitchen. Those houses were thatched with rye straw.

“INFORMANT: Mary Mc Donnell, Age 77, Prison North, Co. Mayo”

— Dúchas.ie