5th Class History Project 2005
Mrs Kerr's Thatched House
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This lovely old thatched house is situated in
Drumleck in the parish of Dromiskin
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It is called Drumleck House
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It was
built 400 years ago, but it is not known who built it
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One thatcher estimated that it would cost €20,000
to thatch the house
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It gets thatched every 10 years, and it takes a week
to complete the thatching
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When the house is getting thatched the thatcher puts
bluestone on it so that it won’t go black so quickly
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Magpies put holes in it so if a net is put up it
prevents them doing so
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It could cost €1,500 to buy the emulsion to paint
the house
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The thatched house has just recently been thatched
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A house up the road was once thatched also
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A 4,000 year old house was found while the motorway
was being dug. It is believed that
it was thatched
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The
railway line runs at the back of the thatched house, and there used to be a
railway station up the road from Drumleck House
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A battle was fought at a house on the “Hill of the
Skulls”
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Mrs. Kerr said she would prefer a slated house
because getting it thatched is too dear nowadays