School: Dearg Dún (roll number 10894)
- Location:
- Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 032
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- Nearly all houses in this district are thatched and they have to be thatched once every two years. Men who do this work are called "thatchers" and are kept very busy before the winter sets in each year. There are only about four men who can do this work well in my locality.
Two kinds of thatch are used, straw and rushes, the straw lasts longer that the rushes if put up well, it would wear on the roof for about six years, while the other thatch would last only two years at the longest.
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- Collector
- Paddy Mc Partlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aughrim, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Thomas Mc Partlin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Aughrim, Co. Leitrim
