School: Killoscully, Newport (roll number 12029)
- Location:
- Killoscully, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mrs. Julia Bourke
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- (continued from previous page)they burned but for this work the weather should be fine and the turf plentiful.
I have been told in those days one would get limestone enough to make 20 loads of lime (5 barrels to the load) for £1.
The lime lime now is all drawn burned from the big kilns. The nearest to this place are at O'Briens Boherbawn on the road to Nenagh , one at Malley's, Barna between this place and Birdhill.
