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School: Loughmoe (B.), An Teampoll Mór (roll number 7694)

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Loughmoe, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Liam Ó Riain
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    Old Crafts, Candle Making
    Long ago my father made candles and how he made them he got the lard of a sheep and he rendered the lard, and he put a linen thread through the lard for a wick.
    Those candles were not as good as the candles we have now. They did not show as much light because the grease burned too quickly for the wick. He shaped the candles with his hands. The candles were not as round as the candles we have now.
    Collected by Denis Morris Curraghmore, Loughmore, Templemore
    from
    Philip Morris Curraghmore, Loughmore, Templemore
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis Morris
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Philip Morris
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary