School: Seana-Caiseal (roll number 16745)
- Location:
- Shanacashel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhoghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0470, Page 207
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- (continued from previous page)in a battle which was fought on cnocán na marbh.
- In the olden times bogdeal splinters and homemade candles were used to light the houses at night. The splinters were got in the turf bogs and they were cut with a hatchet. It was then brought home and cut into splinters with a strong knife. Each splinter was about a foot long and a quarter of an inch thick. These were tied in bundles and placed in the chimney for some days. One was lighted at a time and stuck in a hole in the wall. The knife for cutting the splinters was sometimes made from a piece of an old razor stuck in to a goat's horn for a handle. They used to make candles long ago in their own houses.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Chris Byrne
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