School: Lappen (roll number 2020)
- Location:
- An Lapán, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ruanadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0938, Page 204
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- In old times matches were not known. Light was got by knocking steel against flint stones.
- Phelix Hughes, Carrokeel & Laurence Hughes' people in Groves used to make brick. Tyholland Creamery is built from Tyholland brick. The blue clay was dug from ground & mixed with water with a shovel for purpose. It is left like that for one night to "sour". It is turned and mixed next day and taken to a moulding board & put into the moulds to dry. They are then put in in the hax. When dry they are put in a kiln and burned. It would take about a week to burn it. The craft is now dead in parish. St Joseph's Church in Monaghan is built from Laurence Hughes' brick.
- John Cavanagh's father of Killymonaghnan made bone manure. He collected bones & burned them & poured vitriol over the ashes. He only used it for his own land.
