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School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)

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Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
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Micheál Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0782, Page 151

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    They teased the straw and put it into bundles. The bundle was called a dull. The scollop was put into the thatch to keep it down.
    When the roof was finished it was raked with a thatching rake. It was clipped with a shears all around the bottom.
    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
    Nicholas Germaine
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Graney West, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Edward Germaine
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Graney West, Co. Kildare