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School: Belcarra (Buachaillí)

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Ballycarra, Co. Mayo
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Seosamh Ó Heireamhóin
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  1. Light in the Old Times

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    Long ago the people use to have no light at all. When a stranger would come to the house, they would get rushes and peel them, and dip them in grease. They would let the grease soak into them and light them. If they had no grease they would dip them in butter. Some people had different lights than others. Some used to have bogdeal and they would stick the bogdeal in a sod of turn. They used to call the lights spails. They used to cut the bogdeal up in small bits.
    This was told to me by my father Patrick MacDonnell
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mac Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlassa, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Mac Donnell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballinlassa, Co. Mayo