School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget
- Location:
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: F. Mac Cárthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)he throws water on it to keep it down.
- Lime burning was an old craft in Ballyouskill. There was a limekiln in Thom Kenndy's field. The people used to make their living out of it. They used to burn coal and sticks and turf. Then they would put a load of lime stones into it. They would light the turf and the stones would turn into lime. Then the people would draw away the lime and sell it.
- Collector
- Michael Brophy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Michael Gorman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Old Marten Magree makes baskets and he is a very Handy man he is able to do all kinds of work. He would make a baskets in about five minutes.
There was lime burned in Dalys kiln.
