School: Lanesboro
- Location:
- Lanesborough, Co. Longford
- Teacher: E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 337
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“Every other household in olden times had a trade or craft which they worked at.”
(continued from previous page)layer of turf when filled with turf and stones it was plastered outside with mud. It was then set on fire at the bottom the fire worked its way up to the top after about two days it was burned and filled with lime
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“It is said there was Mass said at St Martins well in Fermoyle and the rock is there yet...”
The following account of The Penal times was told by
Mr John Gibbons
Clonflower
Lanesboro
Co Longford
It is said there was Mass said at St Martins well in Fermoyle and the rock is there yet and in Fermoyle also there is a bush and it always keeps green It will be green at Christmas and it is said there was Mass said at it Another story is told about a man was(continues on next page) - Collector
- Betty Gibbons
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonfore, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr John Gibbons
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Cloonfore, Co. Longford