< Castle Rackrent < Glossary
GLOSSARY 20. BARRACK-ROOM.
—Formerly it was customary, in gentlemen's houses in Ireland, to fit up one large bedchamber with a number of beds for the reception of occasional visitors. These rooms were called Barrack-rooms.
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