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School: Duxtown, Rathkeale (roll number 15943)

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Duckstown, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Agnes O' Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 616

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  1. Substitutes for Turf - Bótháin

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    If the droppings of cattle were undisturbed in a field during Autumn and Winter these droppings dry and harden. The following summer the dried lumps are gathered and burned in the fire like turf. They redden like turf and last fairly long time. When burning, bótháin gives a rather peculiar odour, not objectionable but peculiar to itself.
    In our locality many people gather and burn bótháin.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáith Ní Cathasaig
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyea, Co. Limerick