School: Killoscully, Newport (roll number 12029)
- Location:
- Cill Ó Scolaí, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Mrs. Julia Bourke
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- This was a great trade up to 50 years agobecause nearly every house was thatched then. Houses were thatched with rushes & straw of oats wheat or rye. For thatching with the last three the straw was 'switched' to remove the seed. - In all cases thatching material was 'drawn' in order that it would be even & firm. 'Scallops' were cut from 'sally' (willow) trees a long time before being used. When well seasoned were 'split' and 'pointed'.
Thatchers were plentiful then & went from house to house staying in a house until the thatching was finished. - 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.