At the Donegal Thatching School, master thatchers teach their skills to help preserve Ireland’s long tradition of ...

"There's a new appreciation for this iconic part of Irish culture, most rural people lived in thatched houses up to around 70 ... retire," the 58-year-old told AFP sprucing up the roof on a holiday ...

Traditional Thatcher Ivor Kilpatrick from the Donegal Thatching school, works on the roof of a thatched cottage in Bunbeg ... an iconic feature of the Irish landscape. In a hall in Portnoo students at ...