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

Location:
Knock, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Riain
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  1. 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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