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School: Baile Dubh (2), (B.)

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Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 338

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  1. Candle-Making / Thatching

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    My grandmother could make candles. Her name was Mrs Scanlon living in Knockcorragh. First she got the fat of a goat. She melted it and put it into a tin the shape of a candle. Then she got a penny wick and drew it up through the melted fat. I was left there until it for hard. It came out then in the shape of a candle.
    Thatching
    Michael Connolly is a great thatcher in my district. He is a very old man. He gets reed first and lays it on the old thatch. Then he holds it on with scallops A scallop is a twig a foot long with a point on each end. It is driven down through the thatch.
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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
    Master Willie Scanlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockcorragh, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Hallahan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockcorragh, Co. Waterford