School: Cora Finne (C.) (roll number 12908)
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- Cora Finne, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 173
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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. - Thatching was a very important trade in olden times. Every parish had its own chamapion thatched and householders often waited for months in order to have their work done by some particular thatcher. Wheaten straw trashed with a flail was the best thatch but poor people used rushes or oaten straw. The thatch was put up in layers or strokes and cut even with a thatching knife, the thatch being secured with hazel rods called scallops. There are two good thatchers in Ruan district and they are employed all over Clare. Their names are Pat Finn and Pat Ryan.
- Burning lime was very common in Ireland sixty or seventy years ago and every farmer had his own kiln. Their old lime kilns can be seen in several districts, but they are no longer in use. At that time every piece of arable land was tilled and the lime was used principally for agricultural purposes. Burning lime was very simple. Lime stone rocks broken small and(continues on next page)
