School: Cluain Taidhg (Clontead), Achadh Cóiste (roll number 14023)
- Location:
- Clontead More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 100
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- (continued from previous page)cooper. His name is Owen Riordan.
In former times people made their own candles in their homes.
At first they rendered or melted suit or fat. They had a mould the shape of a candle for the candle making, and when the fat was melted they put it into the mould. A piece of twine or some kind of strong thread was fixed in the centre of it for a wick. A piece of stick or a nail was then tied at each end of the wick to keep it straight. The fat was left in the mould for a day or two, after this time the candle was ready for use. The old people also made their own baskets these were called "scíhogues" and "panniers". There was a handle on each side of the "scíhogues" these baskets were used for bringing potatoes or turf or turnips from the fields and were often used as a cradle for little babies. There was a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Creedon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Looney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 60
- Occupation
- Labourer's wife
- Address
- Knockaneowen, Co. Cork
