School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- An Príosún Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- The first thing a man must do who intends to thatch a house is to procure the necessary articles for doing so, namely a sufficient quantity of rye straw, a ladder a mallet a sharp knife and scollaps for tightening the straw. He next rears his ladder on to the roof of the house in a slanting position with one end resting on the ground. He then places a heavy weight at the end of the ladder to keep it from slipping when he mounts(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick James Moran
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Eadward Bourke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- An Tamhnach Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo