School: Ballyheedy, Ballinhassig (roll number 15550)
- Location:
- Ballyheedy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Haonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 231
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- In this district long ago the people made their own candles. They tied the inside of a rush to a stick to be used as a wick. The fat of the cow or sheep was boiled and formed a cake on the top of the pot.
A mould which contained the wick, was filled with the fat and after a while when the fat cooled the candles was ready for use.
In almost every house in this parish long ago a spinning wheel was used. In this district at a place called David's Cross there was a weaver called David Hurley. In Scart there were weavers called Webbs.
- Collector
- Kitty Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs M. Murphy
- Gender
- Female
