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School: Stuacán (roll number 14051)

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Muingwore, Co. Sligo
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Bríd Ní Mhiadhaigh
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    Long ago the people used to make candles of tallow and rushes. They gathered a quantity of rushes and peeled them. They tied every two together and left them to dry. Then they melted some tallow in a pan and dipped the dried rushes into it and left them to dry.
    When dry they dipped them in again. They did this several times until the candles were thick enough.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Boland
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Carns, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs P. Boland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carns, Co. Sligo