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School: Soran, Longford (roll number 14683)

Location:
Soran, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Wilfred O'Callaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 143

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    of one hundred years
    My uncle was telling me that the reason why Soran was so called was because of the number of kilns it contained. The kilns were built near each other and in this way every man was able to burn his own kiln.
    The kilns were built of flat stones which were left carefully on each other and lined inside with mortar. Most of the kilns are ten feet deep and are oval shaped. In one side of them, near the bottom there was an arch-shaped pipe out of which the lime was taken. Most of the kilns are under ground and the top of them were lined with sods
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. lime-burning (~280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philip Trapp
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford
    Informant
    John Trapp
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford