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School: Ros Mór, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 10378)

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Rossmore, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Michéal Ó Corcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0307, Page 080

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    There were no candles or matches only some splinters of fir, and some sort of flint to light them. They used to make some candles out of tallow.
    They had no time-pieces either. They used to guess the time from the sun. Some people used to make sun-dials and know the time by them.
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