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School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)

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Glenties, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal Mac Duibhir
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    The way that the people made rush candles was to cut the rushes and dry them to the fire and when the would be dry the would take one side of the hull off the and the got the oil of a cod fishes liver and leave one half in the oil and the other half burning. The way the people carded the wool, the had two cards like combs and the put the wool on the combs and teased it until it was in a nice fine card of wool. When the had it carded the spun it into thread and then the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Padruig Mac Daibhid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortnamucklagh, Co. Donegal