School: Urbal (roll number 13874)
- Location:
- Urbal, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Gerald Kelliher
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- Melt the resin in a "grisset" ( a vessel made of metal and narrown at both ends). There was a handle attached to the "grisset". Get some "tow". Make a wick of it. Draw it through the resin which adheres very quickly. The candles are then left to harden.
- Collector
- Gearóid Ó Céileachair
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Francis Earley
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Eden, Co. Leitrim
- Peel rushes. Leave one strip on. Dip them in melted fat. Rush candles used to emit a very clear light - much clearer that the resin- candles. Three rush-candles would last about 3 hours.