School: Ceathrú na Laithighe (Brownsgrove) (roll number 12138)
- Location:
- Brownsgrove, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó hAnnracháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0439
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- Long ago people used to go to the bog and pull the rushes, bring them home, and peel them all except a thin strip to keep them strong.
Then they would cut them in small "bartens" about twelve inches long. They had a small grisset specially made for the purpose, which was made like a small boat.
In the grisset they would melt rasin and unsalted butter. In this liquid they would steep the rushes. When they would be well steeped they would leave them up to dry
and to stiffen. When the candles would be dry they were taken down and used.
- Collector
- Teresa Corless
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rahogarty South, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Ellen Sweeney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Rahogarty South, Co. Galway
