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School: Knocktoosh, Ráthluirc (roll number 12786)

Location:
Knocktoosh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghruagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0490, Page 095

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    My father told me that long ago when artificial manure was never heard of the people of Ireland built kilns for the burning of lime as a manure for their grass and tillage lands. Those kilns were built on the slope of a hillside so that the carting of the stuff would be all the more easy.
    The lime stone is quarried and broken small. A five is made at the foot of the kiln. Then a layer of stone is put on the top of that is put a layer of culm or turf. and so on until you reach the top of the kiln. Then when the lime is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. lime-burning (~280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edmond O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockearagh, Co. Cork