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School: An Cnoc (B.) (roll number 16122)

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Knock, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0108, Page 293

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    Long ago the people used thatch with sedge, and rushes and scollops. Scollops were oiser rods pointed so that they pierced the thatch and held it in place so that the wind would not blow it off.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. thatching (~353)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Jennings
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Joseph Jennings
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    95
    Address
    Slievenabrehan, Co. Mayo

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    In days gone by they stitched the thatch on to the houses with an iron needle. One was inside and the other outside passing the needle in and out.
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