School: Glaise an Choinnlín (C.), Áth Treasna (roll number 12321)

On this page

1. Occupations - Thatching

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   Occupations (No.3) Thatching. My father is a thatcher. The first thing he wants is reed. Teed is the straw of wheat and it grown on the land. Reed cannot be let through the threshing machine because it would break it. He has to get timber and make scollops. He has to point the scollops at both ends. He has to get a panger and fill it with scollops. A panger is part of a sheaf of reed cut and tied with a rope. He must get a hand leather to drive the scollops and to provide his hands from being blistered. He has to get a thatching rake which he makes out of timber and nails to rake off the loose thatch off the house. He has to get a thatching knife which he makes out of an old sythe to cut the ends of the

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. thatching (~353)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Cremin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballyduane East, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr John Cremin

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyduane East, Co. Cork