School: Ballykilmurry
- Location:
- Ballykilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Bean Uí Odhráin
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- On a lime kiln
There is a lime kiln in one of our fields on the top of a hill. It is like a well only it is a lot bigger and is all made of stone. It is very dangerous. If it was opened cattle or sheep might fall into it. It is usual for a lime kiln to be built on the side of a hill so as one side of it can be built into the hill and that the ground on that side of it will be on a level with the top of the kiln and the ground on the other side will be on a level with the bottom(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Bermingham
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aharney, Co. Offaly