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School: Baile Dubh (2), (B.)

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Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 333

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    Thatching is carried on in my district. The man who thatched a house is commonly called a thatcher. A house should be thatched once every two years or if not the house would never be any good afterwards.
    The way to thatch a house is ÷
    You must go to a squeezeloop maker to make squeezeloops. Then you must get some reed to put on the house.
    The way to put the reed on the
    house is to make a loop of the squeezeloop and stick it down through the reed. Then the thatcher has a steel brush to clean off the loose straw.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. thatching (~353)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Master Laurence Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Marshtown, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr James Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Marshtown, Co. Cork