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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 403

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    Long ago there were no lamps or candles like we have now.
    The only candles the people had were rush candles. The way they used to make them was, they first used to peel the skins off the rushes, and then they used to dip the ends of them in tallow.
    They used to make candlesticks out of rods. They used to stick a rod in a sod of turf and splice the top of the rod, and then put the rush candle into it.
    When St. Patrick's Day came they used "to throw the candle and candlestick away, and go to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerrard Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Walsh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo