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School: Mount Talbot (roll number 14056)

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Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M. Ó Héimhthigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 269

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    used for giving light at night. Rush lights were made out of rushes. The rushes were peeled and dried. Then, they were melted in fat on a "grisset".
    Threads of cotton were twisted for the wick of a dip. The wick was dipped in fat, and when it was hard it was dipped again and again until it was thick enough.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Fhíneachtaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Finnerty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    43
    Address
    Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon