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    The Rush Candle
    Necessity is the other of invention
    Were our forefathers to return to this land again they certainly would not believe it was the land of one hundred years ago. What wonderful changes in earth sea and sky since then. We have the aeroplanes in the air; the great ships of the sea, and numerous new electrical inventions of the earth. For instance: The Shannon Hydro Electric light. What a treat it is to sit at our own firesides and have the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrow Beg, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr Finneran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Occupation
    Merchant
    Address
    Keadew, Co. Roscommon