School: Muine Dubh (Moneyduff) (roll number 9222)
- Location:
- Moneyduff, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Heádhra
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- Collector
- Annie Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moneyduff, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Joseph Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 44
- Address
- Moneyduff, Co. Leitrim
- Rush candles were made in this district years ago. A bundle of rushes was pulled and skinned, and on each rush a piece of the bark or the green was left on the end. Then they were put up to dry near the fire. when they were well dried they were taken down and put into a candle pan full of grease and rolled along in it. The candle pan was made in the shape of a boat. They candles were put over the fire again until they were thoroughly dried. Three or four used to be burned on a Winter's night.