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School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 004

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    The way people used to make candles long ago was to boil fat down into one big boiler and the cotton strings out of a dipper and keep dipping until the candles were thick enough.
    The wicks were lowered into the boiler by means of a rope and a lever (See Fig.2) Then they were cut into suitable lengths.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs R. Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford