School: Clochar Muire, Tobar an Choire (roll number 12166)

Location:
Tobercurry, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Nioclás
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  1. Candle Making
    The people used to melt fat, peel the green off the rushes all but one thin line then dip the part under the green, the pith, into the fat and repeat, letting each coat of fat dry, until the candle was thick enough.
    Collected by :-
    Stasia Holohan
    Tubbercurry.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Stasia Holohan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tobercurry, Co. Sligo