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School: Ballyvongane (Measctha)

Location:
Ballyvongane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
D. Ó Céilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0343, Page 016

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    years of age in the townland. They do not know Irish, but have a good speaking knowledge of English.
    There is a disused lime-kiln in the townland, which in former days was kept very busy. For miles around the farmers came and took lime for their farms. It has been idle for years, but it is well preserved and looks just as it did in the year 1830 when it was first working.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Aghavrin, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Madgie Collins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghavrin, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Con Twomey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Aghavrin, Co. Cork