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School: Naomh Eoin, Béal Easa

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Foxford, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0125, Page 276

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    My grandfather used to thatch with straw. He used to put the straw on the house. Then he used to make scolbs out of rods and stick them through the straw. Then they used to make little lumps of straw called bobins for the last row at the top.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. thatching (~353)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Treasa Liath
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foxford, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Cuiritín Nic Aodha
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foxford, Co. Mayo