School: Boston (roll number 10212)
- Location:
- Bostoncommon, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhocharthaigh
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Boston
- XML Page 177
- XML “Old Houses”
- XML “Stories of a Giant”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- (continued from previous page)Turf and sticks were used for the fire. Coal was used only in big farmer's houses. Bog deal splinters and rush lights were used for light. The rushlights were made from rushes peeled and dipped in grease The dip candles were brought in the shops. Candles were made locally every day in big farmers houses where they had plenty of grease Enough to provide them with light for the next night was made the previous day.
- 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.
- Collector
- May Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Bostoncommon, Co. Kildare