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1. Roofs, Mweelahorna.


Date:: 1900-
Type/Formats:: StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:: Ó Danachair, Caoimhín, 1913-2002

2. Roof of local slate, Cashelnagor.


Type/Formats:: StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:: Ó Danachair, Caoimhín, 1913-2002

3. Roofs and Thatching: Rope thatch (sisal and nylon rope). Note “mogall” i.e. longitudinal and cross ropes are looped under and over each other to form a network. Mike Madigan (retired thatcher)


Date:: 1900-
Type/Formats:: StillImage — Photographs
Contributors:: Mac Cárthaigh, Críostóir — Madigan, Mike
Abstract:: Rope thatch (sisal and nylon rope). Note “mogall” i.e. longitudinal and cross ropes are looped under and over each other to form a network. Mike Madigan (retired thatcher).

4. Fine thatch, Windgap, Dungarvan.


Date:: 1900-
Type/Formats:: StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:: Ó Danachair, Caoimhín, 1913-2002

5. Roof timbers, Magheraroarty.


Type/Formats:: StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:: Ó Danachair, Caoimhín, 1913-2002

6. Ruined house, Glencree.


Type/Formats:: StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:: Ó Danachair, Caoimhín, 1913-2002

7. Roofs & Thatching: Roof construction: twisting and bending lúbán. The same length of hazel stick is used for both scollop and lúbán: both are taken from the same bundle of prepared sticks. Point of lúbán cut bias to avoid having soft centre of stick coincide with sharp end. Scollop and lúbán in position for holding down thatch - lúbán is pushed in with hand and driven home with mallet till the long leg oes into the scraw, deep down. Scollops are stuck into roof along the edge of straca just finished to keep the straw in position and to mark the position of the lúbán hidden under the thatching. they are taken out one by one as the thatcher moves up towards the apex and used as the scollops for the fresh stráca as in x


Type/Formats:: StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:: Coleman, Simon
Abstract:: Roof construction: twisting and bending lúbán. The same length of hazel stick is used for both scollop and lúbán: both are taken from the same bundle of prepared sticks. Point of lúbán cut bias to avoid having soft centre of stick coincide with sharp end. Scollop and lúbán in position for... [ … ]

8. Heather thatch, Goatenbridge.


Type/Formats:: StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:: Ó Danachair, Caoimhín, 1913-2002

9. Roofs and Thatching: A farmer who also thatches his own home demonstrates how “butts up” bundles of warter reeds are joined (abutted) to form ridge of thatch roof


Type/Formats:: StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:: Mac Cárthaigh, Críostóir
Abstract:: A farmer who also thatches his own home demonstrates how “butts up” bundles of warter reeds are joined (abutted) to form ridge of thatch roof.

10. Thatch, Ring.


Type/Formats:: StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:: Ó Danachair, Caoimhín, 1913-2002

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