School: Bennekerry, Carlow
- Location:
- Binn an Choire, Co. Cheatharlach
- Teacher: Liam Ó hAodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 336
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- (continued from previous page)When a person would be going on a journey he would have to bring five or six axles with him for the asles would break. If it did he would put in a new one.
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- Collector
- Patrick Mac Gill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Na Cnoic Arda, Co. Cheatharlach
- In 1888 or 1889 the people used to gather rushes, and dip them in tallow to make candles and these were called rushlights. Those candles were made by the people in their own homes. The people gathered what ever they required of(continues on next page)
