School: Balrath (roll number 9770)
- Location:
- Balrath, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Oirghiall
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- As there are still many thatched houses in this district thatching is a common occupation. Our house is thatch and a man named George Dermody thatches every year for us.
This is how he does it. First he gets scollops or bog sallies and points them with a knife. Straw is pulled and shaken. He takes the bow up the ladder and sticks it in the(continues on next page)