School: Garrdha Clochair
- Location:
- Garrycloher, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: H. Ó Cionnaoith
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grass and weeds out of it.
Then it is tied into large sheaves. He requires a long ladder from the ground to the top of the house. He must also have a bow to hold the sheaves on the house. He has a small sheaf with a quantity of scallops in it. The he starts off putting up streak by streak. The streak is about two feet six inches long. He has to even off every streak with his knife. He continues in this way until he comes to the end of the roof.
- Collector
- Michael Quinlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmore South, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr James Quinlan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Clonmore South, Co. Tipperary
