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School: St Mary's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 395

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    The old people used to take a great pride in the art of thatching, for in earlier times nearly every house was thatched.
    When straw for thatching was required, corn was carefully handled.
    The sheaves were loosed and left down on the floor.
    One man threshed the oats off the sheaf turning it over with the end of the flail, so as to see that no grain remained.
    Sometimes two men threshed
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. thatching (~353)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dan Mc Guiness
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Miss Kate Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Pensioner
    Address
    Tullyarvan, Co. Donegal