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Wanna get High? Try Thatching.

Admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 12:25:10 +0000

Get High. Go Thatching. It's all fun and games until.......

Source: ThatchingIreland.com

Check out Donegal Thatching School if you want to get High...up on a roof.

Poet's Cottage - Camross

Admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 11:36:17 +0000

The Poet's Cottage in Camross, County Laois. Soon to be a cafe. Call in for a coffee.

From ThatchingIreland.com

Biddle Infestation

Admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:49:26 +0000

An infestation of thatching biddles on a thatched roof.

The Price of Thatching Materials has gone through the Roof.

Admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 08:54:16 +0000

Water Reed delivery. Getting quality materials, then storing them well, is extremely important. The cost of materials, and the transportation of them, has gone through the roof.

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Knockadoon Thatched Cottage - Thatching Ireland

Admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:55:16 +0000

Thatched Cottage in County Cork.

This Irish Thatched Cottage was Thatched by Andy and Mike.

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This cottage was rethatched with water reed. The thatching biddles came in handy, especially on the road side of the roof.

Luckily, there were no incidents....

Meteor? Plane Crash? Brain Explosion? What is your take?

Admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:18:27 +0000

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Captured these pics a while back. Not a great advertisement for thatching. Was all fixed up a few weeks later. {blue}:scared:

Mount Melleray - Ireland - Thatching Dog

Admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:10:09 +0000

The little scamp of a dog played in the reed all day. {green}:inlove:

A Hole lot of Thatching in that Roof.

Admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 20:09:55 +0000

Some thatch roofs are more than a challenge. Trying to save as much of the original thatch and the roof structure was always a priority. It was challenging but it worked out just fine.

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The back of the cottage looked worse.

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Some thing look worse than they are. {green}:hi:

The Thatched Roof Under a Rainbow

Admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:55:42 +0000

Now and again you can be at the wrong place (under duress) at the right time. And this image was one of them.

Sometimes you are lucky enough to get to see these things. {green}:cool:

Reed Scalloped onto a Straw Base in County Wexford.

Admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:38:49 +0000

This first image shows the nice curved hip-end of a cottage in County Wexford. The blue walls are a striking contrast to the new reed roof. If you look closer you will see part of the old straw base under the eave.

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The second image is of the cottage with straw thatch prior to coating with reed. The third image is the cottage finished. Notice the addition of a gabled roof over the entrance porch? {green}:hi:

This roof had several layers of straw on it. The straw base was repaired and prepared and was then coated with a layer of water reed. The reed was fixed onto the straw base with scallops (a staple-like nail made from hazel or willow). It is important to keep old base-layers on older cottages as it preserves integrity of its heritage. It is not always possible to do this but in most cases it can be done.