School: Meelick (B.)
- Location:
- Meelick, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0598, Page 041
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- All houses formerly thatched. There were men who carried it on as a trade.
When roofing a house out of the [?], the rafters &c were made out of round timber, often roughly squared.
The main rafters running from eave to ridge were called couples. Sometimes they were joined at top with a wooden pin & sometimes mortised. About 1/3 distance down they were held together by crossbeams called collar-braces, which were secured by wooden pins. A pair of couples would be placed about every six feet. Stretching lengthwise between couples & rafters(continues on next page)
