School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)
- Location:
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 363
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- (continued from previous page)was made out of flour and is made out of it at the present day. It is made out of potatoes too.
- To make candles, rushes were pulled in a pasture field and were brought home and the green skin was peeled off. The inside part was cut about one foot long and tied in bundles of twelve. They were then put up on a loft in the houses to dry and left there to get firm. Then there was a piece of mettle which was called a "Grisset" and some lard was put in it to melt. It was taken up then and the pieces of rushes were soake(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Rehill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanmullagh, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Bernard Whitney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 68
- Address
- Shanmullagh, Co. Longford
