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School: Malahide (B.)

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Malahide, Co. Dublin
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M. Ó Haodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 111

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    There were many sorts of old crafts long ago. In the making of candles people got the tallow out of beef-fat which was melted. Then they got a hollow pipe and put the wick through it and stuck a piece of stick in each end. The wick was knotted to these sticks to keep it firm. Next the tallow was poured into the tube and left for a day or so to dry and harden. That was a difficult was to make candles. People now have machinery
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Desmond Gregan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Malahide, Co. Dublin