School: Lagganstown, New Inn (roll number 13705)
- Location:
- Lagganstown Lower, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Eoghan Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 219
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- (continued from previous page)shillings nowadays), and got the best food in the house. he had to get a calf-head which would cost a 1 1/2d and the "bean na Tighe" would make a "peggon" of strong tea that a hen could stand on without sinking. He had to get nicely made barley bread with good home-made butter on it.
- Long ago people made their candles from rushes or tallow as there was no oil or wax candles then. The make tallow candles suet + tallow were melted in a tin pan. Then a big pot of water was boiled and placed int he middle of the kitchen and the melted grease was mixed.
About twenty wicks were placed across a ladder and the first was dipped then the second + so on until all were dipped. When the last wick had been dipped(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boytonrath, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boytonrath, Co. Tipperary
