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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 365

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    Old Crafts
    Thatching is a very old craft and in olden times when nearly all the country houses were thatched the thatchers were very plentiful
    In our district Denis Dunne was a very good thatcher. He would put up four or five streaks in the day. Thatching is done with reed.
    Reed is the stalk of wheat. The wheat seed is beaten off againts a large stone and
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Leidhe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrynderk South, Co. Limerick