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School: Áth Liag (roll number 15308)

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Athleague, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0264, Page 075

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    Old Crafts.
    Thatching:-
    There was a man in this locality who was a great thatcher. he would on a round of thatch that would last for fifteen years
    When a thatcher puts on the first stroke of thatch from the eve to the top of the house - if a fairly big house - he puts eight stitches in it. A stitch is one rod left down on the thatch and two other rods bent in the middle and stuck down at the end of the rods in the thatch. At the top of the stroke of thatch
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Boyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coollusty, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Boyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coollusty, Co. Roscommon