School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- A lime kiln is a round deep hole cut down into the ground for the purpose of making lime. The lime kiln is built with stones round about inside. At the bottom of it there is a little window or gullet built with stones for the purpose of ventilation.
When people intend to burn lime they first put a layer of broken stones at the bottom. Next they put in about a half a cart of turf next a layer of broken lime stone, next a layer of turf.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 32
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo