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Lime Kiln - Farnaught Came across this wee gem of education when following a ‘brown sign’ of course. The Farnaught lime Kiln, in Mohill, can be found on the grounds of the Lough Rynn Estate. It is one of the best preserved and finest examples of a lime Kiln In Ireland. The Kiln was originally built in the middle of the 19th century and was one of the last of it’s kind to function in Ireland before it shut down in the 1950’s – after about 100 years of use! Lime kilns were used for many purposes. The limestone was