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School: Carrowreagh (roll number 16884)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 133

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    projecting out.
    This old gentleman Mr Foster, says they possessed some stone hammers, hatchets, etc. which are not in their possession now.
    [Drawing] - grind stone
    14½" diameter
    4" thick in centre
    two holes = (one on each side) where a handle was put to turn it round
    one side of stone is flat, the other is rounded
    [Drawing] - Quern Pot
    See Quern fig I
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Foster
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 80
    Address
    Altaghaderry, Co. Dhún na nGall