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An Clochán Liath, Co. Donegal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1061, Page 046

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  1. Rutland Barracks (continued)

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    feet wide made of stone and lime and the inter[?] the walls were composed of two rows of laths with turf between them. The lime for the building was burned at a place still known as the Lime kiln, a distance of about little more than a quarter of a mile from the Barracks. It was conveyed to the Barracks by mules and side boxes were used on the mules instead of the creels used on donkeys and horses in later years.
    The square in front of the main building and between the two side wings was paved with Dóirlíns which were got in Island Crone.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Mc Cole
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Mhín Mhór, Co. Donegal