School: Drumkerl
- Location:
- Drumkerril, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Aoidh
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The implements needed for thatching were a ladder, a small iron rake, a pair of shears, a knife, and a wooden mallet. Another name for a layer is a "bed". He used a mallet for bending the scallops, and for driving the scallops into the thatch. He trimmed the eye with a pair of shears.
- A thatcher's name was Mr. Michael Gannon, Teugh-Bishop, Milltown, Belturbet, but he is now long dead.
- Another name for the eve is "eason" and the top of the house is called the "riggin".
