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School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)

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Wolfhill, Co. Laois
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P. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 267

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    Smoking Jack
    The Smoking Jack is still used in the district of Chatsworth. A low bottle is procured and then a spool is pared at one end and put it in the top of the bottle like a cork. Then they get a piece of round tin like the barrel of a pen and place this in the hole of the cork. Then they make a wick from cotton thread and put it through the piece of tin. The paraffin oil is placed in the bottle before this and the wick is lighted. This served as a light for the people long ago and is still used.
    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
    Ita Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Slatt Lower, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Bridget Delaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aughatubbrid or Chatsworth, Co. Kilkenny