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School: Drumcharley, An Tulach

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Drumcharley, Co. Clare
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Máire Nig Dhubháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590, Page 128

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  1. The Making of Candles

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    The making of candles long ago was a trade which only the old people knew. First they used to make a large fire and get a stone with a hole in the centre of it, they used to heat this stone near the fire and then get the tallow off either a sheep or goat. They used to melt the tallow in the stone, then they used to get an instrument for shaping the candle and this was called a mould. There used to be a cotton thread placed in the centre of the mould and the dripping poured into it, at each side of the thread. They used to leave it cooling for a while. Then it used to come out in the shape of a candle. These candles were called mould candles but their colour was a dirty yellow. They used also used the chips of bog-deal
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Mhaoldhomhnuigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glendree, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Nóra Ní Chonmhara
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    61
    Address
    Glendree, Co. Clare