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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 18_007

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    the stones. They then light them. When the stones are half-burned they put in more stones. They keep doing this until they have it filled up.
    They take the lime out in the side of the lime-kiln. They keep some of the lime and sell the rest of it.
    This is done yet in Prison, and many other places.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. lime-burning (~280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo