School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)
- Location:
- The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Cuirrín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 042
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- John Dormer was a cooper, and he used to make churns and barrels. He used to first plane the staves and then put up the model. Then he put in the staves, all in their own places. He then hooped it. Then he used to put in the bottom and lid, put the churn in a frame, and put on the handle, and the churn was finished.
- Some years ago the thatcher was a busy man in every country district, as most of the houses were thatched.
Turf was used as a foundation for the thatch. Then straw or rushes were used as thatch. These the thatcher made firm on the turf with "scollops" or pieces of sally sticks. He was very careful that the straws would all be facing the one way, towards the eaves of the roof, and that none of them(continues on next page) - Collector
- Patrick Galavan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Galavan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Kilconnelly, Co. Kilkenny
