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School: Fahan (roll number 14479)

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Fahan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 337

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    The people around here used to make a lot of candles. The way they made them was to get a stool with holes in it to put the moulds in. Then they put a wick in the mould and put it in a hole in the stool. Then they got tallow and melted it and poured it on the mould. They then left it to harden.
    The people used to make creels to carry turf in, and they made baskets to carry potatoes in. The people used to make gates and some of them do yet. My Great great grandfather used to make
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Gillighan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr G. Gillighan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Donegal