School: Cill Loiste (Killusty), Fíodh Árd (roll number 16111)

Location:
Killusty North, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mheacháir
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  1. Soap-making.
    This is the old time system of soap-making. When there was no other way of making soap, but by the hand, any cattle that would die, the people used to boil the "hoofs" and "hocks" into jelly, this jelly used to be strained and put into a "laid" and a small share of tallow and bees wax added to the jelly, and the three ingredients boiled together, and while in a soft state, it used to be put into moulds and left cool. They used to make five and ten lb bars. The hoofs of the animals were called, Ruicini
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. soap-making (~74)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Sheehan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clare Beg, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Patrick Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Walshsbog, Co. Tipperary