School: Cillín

Location:
Killeen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 515

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 515

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  1. In olden times, people made candles out of rushes. First they got a rush and peeled all the green of it, except a little. Then they put the rush in grease or butter. Then they left the rush in the grease for a while, and when it was fit for lighting the people took the candle out of the grease.
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  2. In days gone by, the Blacksmith made all kinds of nails. First of all he made a fire and put a large piece of iron in it. When the iron was red, the blacksmith took
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. nail-making (~117)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Children of Killeen National School
    Informant
    James Mc Hale
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo