School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)
- Location:
- Glenties, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 27_024
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- (continued from previous page)a tail of the last stapple he puts in under the edge of the far-off set and then ropes it.
When lime is going to be burned, it is quarried first in a quarry. Then it is broken with a hammer, or napped into small stones. It is then burned in a kiln and there is a lare of turf put on the bottom of the kiln. Then there is a lare of broken stones put on the top of that. It is done then everyother until the kiln is full. Then there is a fire put underneath the kiln, and it burns away until it burns(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Feidhlim Ua Braonáinn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Stranaglogh, Co. Donegal
