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School: Gleann Iascaigh (roll number 16363)

Location:
Bellafarney, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 0560

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  1. The Burning of Lime

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    In olden times the people had certain ways of burning lime. They used to dig a hole in the bog. Then they built it insie with free stone. They quarried lime stone. It is with lime stone lime is made.
    They built the lime stone in the middle of the kiln. They built fire all round it. After the fire is well blazing and the stone is beginning to turn to lime, It has to be kept burning for three days and nights at least.
    The kiln is very big but the lime swells out over the kiln. When it is burned it is pure white. It is hot at first and then it gets cold. Hot lime is best for white washing. Lime is still burned and used for dressing land and lime washing
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. lime-burning (~280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Cawley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Owenbeg, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Dan Cawley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Owenbeg, Co. Sligo