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School: Ballinacliffy

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Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 136

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  1. Old Schools (continued)

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    the winter every child had to bring a sod of turf each morning.
    Spelling was taught in syllables such as a-b ab o-b ob u-b ub i-b ib e-b eb
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  2. Old Crafts - Thatching

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    Andrew Moran is a great thatcher. A lot of people get him to tatch. You thatch a house in strokes. You fasten the straw with scollops. Scollops are hazel rods each two and a half feet long and pointed at each end. The straw has to be straightened
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. thatching (~353)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Billy Foxe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Pat Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath