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School: Na Hárda (Ardfield), Clanna Caoilte (roll number 1267)

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Ard Ó bhFicheallaigh, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Ghrífín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0317, Page 049

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    About eighty years ago and long before then little or nothing was known of oil or candles. Along the seaboard the people depended on the liver of skate for oil. Each family had in the hob a small iron vessel known in Irish as a (Sligí) Into these vessels they to pour the oil of the livers. They then had rushes for wicks. The odour of this oil was terrible bad but no gale would quench the light.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
    2. earraí
      1. éadaí agus suaitheantais (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Driscoll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dún Eoghain, Co. Chorcaí
    Informant
    Denis Feen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dún Eoghain, Co. Chorcaí