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School: Ballyheaffy (B.), Baile Dubh (roll number 10387)

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Ballyeafy, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 66

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    people make short ropes out of horse hair the same way still.
    Candle-making
    Old people long ago used to cut the very largest of the rushes and hang them up on the chimney to dry and season.
    Then after a while they peeled the greatest portion of them except a few inches at the bottom to stick it into a turnip or a potato and when they would be seasoned they would dip them in fat.
    They were used chiefly for hob-light and they called them Padóig. When they would have them dipped they should hang them very high up the chimney or the cats would eat them all.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Brunnock
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doon, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Michael Brunncock
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Doon, Co. Tipperary