School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- First of all the straw has to be threshed then it has to be carefully drawn and all the grain, as far as possible taken out, to prevent it from growing on the house.
Then the next thing is to get rods and prepare the scollops. Then the ladders have to be got as a thatcher generally uses two ladders, one to get on to the house and the other on the roof.
The last time for thatching is in dry weather and when the roof is dry.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tessie Rogers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Palmerstown, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Rogers
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Palmerstown, Co. Mayo