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School: Calry (roll number 10473)

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Colgagh, Co. Sligo
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Róisín Mhig Ualghairg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0159, Page 222

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    Thatching is another craft. A house with a thatched roof looks very cosy and warm. About fifty years ago all country houses were thatched with different kinds of straw, such as rye, straw, oat straw and wheaten straw and sometimes with reeds. Along the sea front they used bent, and sometimes flax. I once heard of a man who thatched his house with heather.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. thatching (~353)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Calry, Co. Sligo