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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 165

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    The majority of the old houses around here was small and roofed with thatch. Certain people had thatching as a trade and often a prize was offered for the method of thatching and for the speediest thatcher
    The thatch consisted chiefly of straw and bull-rushes. Special straw was necessary and the rushes were cut in bogs and allowed to dry for a week or two. Rods called "spars" were cut from the tree called "saileac" and they were used to firm the thatch. Slate-roofed houses were very rare and few houses were covered with iron and felt
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Coughlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Derreennalomane, Co. Cork