School: Mungraid (B.) Luimneach (roll number 14409)
- Location:
- Mungret, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Mrs B. Mulroy
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0528, Page 088
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- XML “Making of Concrete Rollers”
- XML “Uses of Turf”
- XML “Matches”
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- (continued from previous page)the laths were removed. It is easy to remove the laths because the concrete does not stick to boards.
- Long ago in this district the people made partitions of turf and in order to make it firm they used Doughbuide. They bound the sods together or plaster them with the Doughbuide in the same way as mortar is now used. Others made (turf) beds of turf. They built a long sort of settle with the turf and placed a tick of straw on it.
- Informant
- Mrs Keogh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Ballynoe, Co. Limerick
- Before matches came into use the people of this district lighted their fires and pipes by means of flint.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr P. Hartigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Clarina, Co. Limerick
