The time and effort that it takes to remove thatch pays huge dividends. Primarily, it exposes your soil to warmth and ...

Such a roof requires strong structural elements and robust materials such as timber or stone before it can be clad with other things, such as thatch (8 March, p 14). A circular structure may well ...

A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape. In a hall in Portnoo ...