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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

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Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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    About forty years the people used to make lamps from ink bottles Then they used to put a cork in the bottle and put a holder of a pen down through the cork. Then they used to put a lace of a boot down through the pen holder and put oil in the bottle. Then they used to light it in the night time to show them light.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Casey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardoghil, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Casey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ardoghil, Co. Longford