School: Losad (roll number 10726)
- Location:
- Losset, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Herbert Taylor
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- My grandmother used to make rush candles in the following way. She cut a bundle of fresh clean rushes, peeled them but one very narrow stripe, which is left in order to keep the rush firm. She tied them in small bundles and put them in the chimney to dry. When dry and properly seasoned, she got a boat shaped metal pot with three legs and a long handle and placed it on the fire and filled it with pig's lard. The lard must be fresh from salt. When the lard was melted, she drew the rushes slowly through it and left them to dry. And then they were ready for use. A rush candle is a good light, but it burns away very quickly.
- Collector
- Mary Mac Manus
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Losset, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Patrick Mac Manus
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Losset, Co. Monaghan