School: Béal Átha Fhinghín (B.)
- Location:
- Ballineen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Beircheart Seártan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0310, Page 189
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“For lighting purposes they used a splinter of fir ("ver") ("bog-wood")...”
For lighting purposes they used a splinter of fir ("vir") ("bog-wood"). Long thin slivers were paired off a piece of resinous "ver" and placed in a bundle by the fire, or sometimes a number of them would be interlaced in a form (?) of "gate." The splinter was called a Geataire. It was held in the jaws of a "Coinnleoir" which had also an arm with a socket to hold a candle. The candle was made of sallow. In the old days - up to sixty or eighty years ago - it was made by "dipping." A cotton thread was dipped repeatedly in molten sallow and allowed to cool off. This was kept up until the candle was of the required thickness.A mould came into use later. It was of tin, about ten or eleven inches long, and tapered towards the top.Names of candle -Sráideóg (Mr. Wm. Shorten)
Ráistín (Mr. Patrick Warren)
(Sketch of Coinnleoir in possession of Mr Wm. Shorten)Pointed end was stuck in block of wood.
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Warren
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr William Shorten
- Gender
- Male