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contents : From 1750 - 1830 : Shelter & Housing
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Summary: Cottier’s cabin

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This engraving from Arthur Young’s Tour of Ireland in the 1770s gives an illustration of a cottier’s cabin. In spite of their very poor lifestyle and basic homes, frequently made of sods and built on the roadside, Young found them cheerful and good-humoured.

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