School: Killeshin, Carlow (roll number 5264)
- Location:
- Killeshin, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Haonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 231
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“In olden times the people used to make tallow candles for their own use...”
In older times the people used to make tallow candles for their own use. They killed a goat and got the grease out of her and put it is a grissit to boil. Then they would get rushes and dip it in the grisset four or five times until it was thick enough. Song
“This world is a difficult riddle, As many people we see, With faces as long as a fiddle That ought to be shining with glee...”
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