School: Naomh Pádraig, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 13265)

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   he had enough money to keep him going he retired from this and lived happily for the rest of his life. He is dead fourteen years ago. He was a very honest man about his work.

   

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2. A Thatcher

   

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   A Thatcher There was once a man named Mr John McBride of Kells who was a thatcher. He was also a carpenter; but his chief trade was thatching. He was a great man at thatching and he was in great demand during the Winter. He used to finish the houses very well and he was never idle. He was very honest about his work and very careful. When the neighbours around heard of the great work he was doing they all came to him asking him to go and thatch their houses and he never let them down. After a good number of years thatching he retired from thatching. After a year or so he fell sick and died. He is dead now about ten years.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. thatching (~353)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Sean Walsh

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Birchfield, Co. Kilkenny

   Informant

   Mrs Walsh

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   42

   Address

   Birchfield, Co. Kilkenny