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School: Ahane (C.) Lisnagry (roll number 563)

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Ahane, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
L. T. Walsh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0524, Page 032

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  3. XML “Old Customs”
  4. XML “Candle-Making”

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  1. Old Customs

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    3. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
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  2. Candle-Making

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    Candle Making
    1) Long ago people had no wax candles, and they used to dip a wick in tallow, this old people used for candles.
    2) People made candles from rushes and dipped it in wax this old people used for Candles also.
    All there were giving to me by my Mother.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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