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School: An Bealach, Crosaire an Ghúlaigh (roll number 1131)

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Ballagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Diarmuid Mac Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0583, Page 196

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  1. The Goban Saor (continued)

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  2. Candle-Making

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    Long ago the people used to melt sheep's tallow and get a piece of a stick and hang a lot of wicks on it and they used to dip the wicks in the sheep tallow until there was a lot of tallow round the wick. There they would hang them out to dry. These candles were called "dipped candles". Sometimes they used to get rushes instead of
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