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    in the district but they were common long ago. For their fires they used turf, wood, and sometimes they used coal. They had no lamps long ago but they melted fat and they put a rush through it for a wick. This was the light they had. Candles were made locally in past times.
    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
    Margaret Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arduslough, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr John Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Arduslough, Co. Cork