School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)

Location:
Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire Ní Shéaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 292

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    the top rung of the chair. The rows being kept close together. The work is continued from the front rung to the back rung until it is completed.
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  2. Thatching was very common in this parish up to a short time ago. Nearly every farmer's house was a thatched one, and in addiiton each farmer had a couple of cocks or reeks of hay to thatch every year.
    There was a very exceptional case in this parish in connection with thatching. A blind man named Thomas Ryan lived in Mullinoly who was not only a first class thatcher but he used to actually go out to the ditches with a scallop knife and cut and prepare all the scallops required for the job on hands. The same man used to come to Mass in Mullinahone,
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. thatching (~353)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Jo Tobin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Timothy Tobin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Occupation
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary