School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)

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1. Brick-Making

   

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   Bricks were once made at a place at the back of Killaghy Castle which is still known as the "Brick Field". The bricks were made of yellow clay and baked in the sun. They must have been of inferior quality as the buildings in which they were used soon fell away. The oldest inhabitant of Mullinahone cannot remember the making of the bricks.

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patricia Ahearne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   John Norton

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   73

   Occupation

   Shopkeeper

   Address

   Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary

2. Making of Culm Balls

   

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   Culm balls for fuel are made extensively here. The fire slack of the coal is carted from the Colleries of Slievardagh and in late years from Castlecomer by motor lorries. The coal or slack is ground into a fine slate by pounding it with a pounder until all lumps are made very fine.

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