School: Dún an Ochta (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Eyrecourt, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Séamus Mac a' Bhuidhe Úna Ní Laighidh
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- (continued from previous page)to form a wick. This was dipped into the grease, and when cool dipped again until the required thickness, when it was ready for use. These candles could be purchased in shops later for a halfpenny, and were called "halfpenny dip-candles". Rushes, got in bogs and swampy places also gave light. It was placed in the "sconce" which was like a tin bracket, and in which was a ring of tin to hold the candle. Another means of night light was a small jar or bottle. This was filled with oil, and a tin lid affixed thro' which was pierced a hole for a wick to pass through. No globe was used at all, so it often smoked, and a white wall was seldom seen.
