School: Kilskeer (B.) (roll number 1421)

Location:
Kilskeer, Co. Meath
Teachers:
Máirtín Ó Loingsigh R. Ó Fithcheallaigh
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  1. There is a Lime Kiln in a field along the road on my way home from school, about a mile and a half from Kilskyre.
    People used to burn lime in it long ago. They had a fire of sticks in it and they used to put the lime in a bucket on the fire. It is a big high wall with a big hole on the bottom of it in the shape of a half moon. It is on the side of a hill and the back of the wall was covered with the hill. The hole is like an underground channel about a mile long but it is filled up with stones now as there is cattle grazing in the field.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. lime-burning (~280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Casserly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Springville or Dandlestown, Co. Meath