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School: Seosamh Naomhtha (roll number 16640)

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Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
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  1. An Old-Fashioned Oil Lamp

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    One day while I was visiting in a neighbour’s house the woman of the house came in. She had been in town shopping. Among the things she bought was a queer looking object. It was like a cup that narrowed at the top. Out of the top of it was a bit of cloth. The woman took off the top of it and put it in oil then she put on the top again. I asked her what the thing was and she told me it was an oil lamp] That was seventy years ago and the first time I saw an oil lamp.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Gettins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Hannah Gettins
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    83
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal