School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)
- Location:
- Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 538
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The juice extracted from the potato pulp was kept and used as starch.
- Pancakes were made on Shrove Tuesday night to celebrate the finish of the Shrove.
- The fat of cows and goats - the latter fat better for tallow - was melted and poured into the candle moulds while hot. The moulds were made of pewter or tin and were of different sizes. Three cotton threads were used for making the wick. These were attached to a nail which was(continues on next page)
