School: Druim na hAdhairce (roll number 14379)
- Location:
- Drumnaheark East, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Mhic Robhartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1037, Page 59
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- (continued from previous page)fire would not light. Usually the fire kiln is lit at night fall and whoever lights it has to sit up all night incase of anything going on fire. First a half cart of clods is put into the kiln then three feet of lime. Then more turf is put on the top of that and then another layer of lime is put on the top of the turf. The rest of the turf is put on the top of that. Then it is let burn away all night and if the fire gets too strong there are green sods put on the top of it.
- In Killymard there was a parish priest and his name was Father Mick Kelly. He was passing this place on his way and he left the track of his heel in that place(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Cunnaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Mountcharles, Co. Donegal
