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School: Convent Girls' School, Ballymote

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Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0183, Page 153

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    It was the custom long ago to make rush candles. They used to get the strongest and largest of the rushes, dry them a little and peel the green portion from outside.
    They used to melt fat and dip the dried rushes into the melted fat and then leave them to cool. These were called rush candles.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Carr
    Gender
    Female