School: Kilmurry
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Annraoi de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0802, Page 166
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- The slates were procured from quarries. Thatch was got from straw.
- Collector
- Patrick Mulhall
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballyteige Little, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Joseph Mulhall
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Ballyteige Little, Co. Offaly
- The people used dry cow manure for their fires instead of turf, coal, or wood. They used to clamp up dry cow munure for the Winter.
- Collector
- Michael Boland
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Wood of O, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Daniel Boland
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Wood of O, Co. Offaly
- Rushes were used long ago to give light. They were pealed and dried and then dipped in grease. They were dried then again. They were then ready for use when that was done.
- Collector
- Bill Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Bracklin Big, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Thomas Byrne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Bracklin Big, Co. Offaly
