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School: Gleann Iascaigh (roll number 16363)

Location:
Bellafarney, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 0559

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    top of the house to the eave, the first bobbin is held in place by a skollop at its tied end and its loose end overlaps the one fixed in place before it. The thatcher has a very sharp knife with which he pears off the surface smoothly after each two or three streaks. The finishing off is carried out by binding the top of the roof well with a row or two of skollops. A line of skollops is also bound within a foot of the eave and the eave is trimmed evenly. Thatching carefully done in this way often lasted ten years.
    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
    Evelyn Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooneen, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    John Magennis
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Address
    Clooneen, Co. Sligo