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School: Mungraid (B.) Luimneach (roll number 14409)

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Mungret, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Mrs B. Mulroy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0528, Page 061

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    About a hundred years ago there was a lot of oats wheat and rye grown in Mungret. All the houses were then thatched and the straw came in very handy. When the rafters were put (of) on the house it was then covered with branches and then with scraws. it was not every one was able to put the first coat of thatch on. There was a special spike of iron which they called a needle
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. thatching (~353)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Punch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Rossbrien, Co. Limerick