School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- (continued from previous page)stones would not burn rightly.The mouth of it was left open in order to fill it. Now for making the lime, it's generally the blue shaded lime stones are the best. You break the stones fairly small. If burning with turf you have to place a layer of turf like small drains and cover these with turf.Then you get a free stone flag and put it inside along the gullet in order not to allow any of the lime stone to fall out. Having all this done Then put in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tessie Rogers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Rogers
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathbaun, Co. Mayo