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School: Cluain Fraoich

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Cloonfree, Co. Roscommon
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Seán Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 340

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  1. Old Crafts - Rush Candle-Making

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    The candles were made from rushes in olden times. The people went to the bog and cut rushes and brought them home and peeled them. When the had them peeled they hung them over the fire to dry for a few days. Then they dipped them in melted fat. Then there was a rod stuck down in a sod of turf. There was a split in the rod and the candle was stuck down in the split.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Carty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bloomfield, Co. Roscommon