School: Corracharra (roll number 16407)
- Location:
- Corracharra, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Brian Mac Aodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 088
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- (continued from previous page)them. On the crooks the people hang pots, and kettles, and opposite the crane are the bellows.
- Long ago people made candles from rushes, nowadays candles are made from wax.
- Long ago people made candles from rushes, nowadays candles are made from wax.
- Travelling folk still all to our homes, as they have been doing so for several years. They are not so poor as they look, but some of them are poor enough. They sell small things, and if they are of any value, people buy from them. Some of them are welcome, mostly it is those who bring news from other parts, and tell stories that are the most welcome. When they come to the district, they have a caravan which they sleep in. They travel in families. Some of them travel on foot, others have an ass, and cart.
