School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 15_006
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- We have a thatched house at home at present.
This is how it was roofed. The rafters were put up on each side of the house 3 feet apart, and were brought together at the top. The latts were nailed two feet apart across the out side of the rafters. Scraws were then settled along on the latts.
Wheat straw is settled on the house every three years and is tightened with scallops, this is called thatch.
- Collector
- John Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
