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Tue 04 Apr 2007The end of the thatcher era?An iconic Irish image is in danger of disappearing, thanks to rising costs, problematic insurance and a lack of skilled workers, writes Brian O'Connell"Couchant for days on sods above the rafters, He shaved and flushed the butts, stitched all together Into sloped honeycomb, a stubble patch, And left them gaping at his Midas touch." - from Thatcher, by Seamus Heaney