School: Ballyconnell (B.)
- Location:
- Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: James Mulligan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0967, Page 295
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- There lived a woman in Gortoland who used to spin wool. Her name was Ellen Kelly. She used to sit up all night spinning. On a market day she would go into the town and sell it for sixpence an ounce. This is the way she made her living. She used to spin the wool with a spinning wheel.
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Carberry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Snugborough, Co. Cavan
- Long time ago the people had there own lime kilns. They used to carry the lime stones from the quarry on asses backs. There were no roads. The lime kilns used to hold about eight barrels of lime. They used to burn turf in the lime kilns. They(continues on next page)
