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School: Dromseanbhoth (B.)

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Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
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Seán Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 283

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    The late Pat Tighe of Roscunnish was one of the finest thatchers in the County Leitrim. I have seen a coat of thatch which is on 12 years now and it is as good as the first day that Pat Tighe thatched. He generally used Rye straw. When he would have a coat of thatch on a house he used to spray the thatch with bluestone water to prevent the grain from growing. It also puts
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. thatching (~353)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Beirne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornamuddagh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Margaret Beirne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornamuddagh, Co. Leitrim