The animals would be at one end of the house, and in the byre area there would be earth flooring, usually with a drain for some of the animal waste.
The building housing the museum, No. 42 Arnol, is generally authentic, though now roofed to a much higher standard, especially at the byre end, than would have been typical at the time.
It is part of a fascinating complex that comprises the flhouse itself and an equally interesting "white house", the cottage opposite, furnished as it was in the 1950s and representing the world into which flhouse residents moved.
The flhouse is a traditional type of house which used to be common in Highland Scotland, the Hebrides, Ireland and areas of Gaelic settlement in Nova Scotia.
The flhouse was used to accommodate livestock as well as people.
However, flhouses are increasingly being restored, especially for use as holiday accommodation.
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