School: Lappen (roll number 2020)
- Location:
- Lappan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ruanadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0938, Page 204
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Phelix Hughes, Carrokeel & Laurence Hughes' people in Groves used to make brick. Tyholland Creamery is built from Tyholland brick. The blue clay was dug from ground & mixed with water with a shovel for purpose. It is left like that for one night to "sour". It is turned and mixed next day and taken to a moulding board & put into the moulds to dry. They are then put in in the hax. When dry they are put in a kiln and burned. It would take about a week to burn it. The craft is now dead in parish. St Joseph's Church in Monaghan is built from Laurence Hughes' brick.
- John Cavanagh's father of Killymonaghnan made bone manure. He collected bones & burned them & poured vitriol over the ashes. He only used it for his own land.
