School: Carrigaline (B.) (roll number 13512)
- Location:
- Carrigaline, Co. Cork
- Teacher: John Wrin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0392, Page 022
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- About a mile to the east of Carrigaline village stands the ruins of a Flax Mills. The making of linen in that Mill ceased long ago.
There is a ruin of a lime Kiln a few hundred yards along the Ballea Road.
There is a ruin of another Lime Kiln about three miles along the Ballea Road.
About sixty years ago everyone had a spinning wheel and a loom. They spun their own thread and wove their own cloth.
The people made their own candles long ago. The poor people had rush-lights. The rich people had candles made from fat. They melted the fat and put it into a mould. They also put a piece of string into the mould. The fat was left in the mould until it became hard. The candle can(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilnaglery, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr James Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Kilnaglery, Co. Cork
