School: Lagganstown, New Inn (roll number 13705)

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1. Candle-Making (continued)

   

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   the first would be set so you could start all over again. Thirteen dips was the usual number of dips given to make a good candle.
   The rush candles were made from the rushes that grow in the bogs. The people used to cut the biggest and best of them with a hook and gather them into "[?]" and then they would get an ass from some rich person to take home the rushes. They were then put in "[?]" over the fire to smoke & dry.

   

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2. Butter-Making

   

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   In olden times the people knew nothing about creameries so they made their own butter and brought it to the market to sell it. The way they made the butter was this - first they milked the cows in the morning and the milk was set in pans for twenty four hours. Then it was skimmed

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. butter and churns (~3,280)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary O' Connor

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Boytonrath, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mrs O' Connor

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Boytonrath, Co. Tipperary