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School: Druim Mór (roll number 11901)

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Dromore, Co. Monaghan
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P. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 194

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    A rush was peeled and dried. Fat and grease was melted in a little oval shaped like an iron pot called a "cam". The rush was then drawn through the fat and let dry and then drawn again. This process was repeated until the candle was of the required thickness. Sometimes a cord was used instead of a rush.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosaleen Ward
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Longfield, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    James Ward
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Longfield, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs M. A. Bellew
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Drumlougher, Co. Armagh