School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)
- Location:
- Dromore, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0166, Page 257
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- As late as seventy years ago, there was no such think as wall-backed or table-lamps in poor country-houses. The people had little crockery jars something larger then an ordinary ink-bottle. They used to get a piece of tin the shape of a pencil-case made from the thinker. They ran a piece of rag through the case, and it was put into the jar of oil as a wick. Those people only used these lamps on very rare occasions. They had no better light than the light from bog fir burning brightly on the hearth.-
- Collector
- Annie Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Frank Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Dunneill, Co. Sligo
