School: Carrickallen
- Location:
- Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Lynch
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- (continued from previous page)purpose theyw ent down to the limestone quarry of
Mick Higgins,
Kilnagarbey
Stradone,
Co Cavan.
with horses and carts and carted up the raw limestone and burned it in the limkiln.
In those days the burned lime was used for enriching the soil, and for building purposes, and for whitewashing the houses.
The inside of the walls were whitewashed as well as the outside of all dwelling houses, and out offices.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maura Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullyunshin, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Eddie Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullyunshin, Co. Cavan