School: Coolfore (roll number 10700)
- Location:
- Coolfore, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Ó Cuanaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 318
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- (continued from previous page)broom were also used in the making of the dyes. Tanning. Tanning of leather was not done in the homes. There were two tanneries - one in Carrickmacross and the other in Ballytrain. Lime.
Lime was burned on several farms in the district. Some people had large kilns and others small ones. The remains of some of these kilns still to be seen. Very often we hear of a field called the "lime kiln field. There is one in the townland of Drumgowna. Turf was used to burn the lime. Later on the landlord forbade the farmers to burn lime on their lands. They built kilns of their own and compelled the tenants to purchase their lime at these kilns.
- Collector
- M. Rushe
- Gender
- Unknown
- Informant
- Patrick Marron
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Drumgowna, Co. Monaghan
