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School: Ballyhaise (2)

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Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 201

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  1. How to Thatch a House

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    First you have to pull the straw into bundles. Then you pull some bad thatch off the house and make holes in the thatch to put the tops of the straw in, and when you thatch a bit you have to twist and bend the rods and put some lying on the thatch and stick more down to hold the rods that you left lying (tite) on the thatch tight. Then you have to rake off any straws that are loose (off) and when you are finished you have to cut some straws off the easen.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. thatching (~353)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Humphreys
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cross, Co. Cavan