School: Cathair Loisgreáin (B)
- Location:
- Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic de Chlár
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0022, Page 0285
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- (continued from previous page)water in rivers and in lakes and open their mouths rain will follow after a few days.
- Rush Lights. Before candles green rushes pulled and 3/4 peeled left aside vessel called grisset filled with fat, butter or melted grease, rush passed through it several times. Got stiff attached to a kind of fancy candlestick with clips attached to side lasted about an hour and replaced.
Then followed dips, cotton wick drawn through tallow several times till req thickness obtained; were a series of loops in wick & base of dip was round & was inserted into candlestick; group of them hanging up & used as required
Snuffers were used to sniff (snip) the top of the wick in the dips & were of great use & ornament. Each dip had a loop by which it was hanged up. Before matches used ? in house employed in house to cut several strips of paper.
Got from Rev. Father Keaney PP Caherlistrane. - Informant
- Fr Keaney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
