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School: Kilfenora (B.) (roll number 2155)

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Kilfenora, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Mag Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0620, Page 094

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  1. Seancheirdeanna (continued)

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    for making ropes and he often cursed the people of the place.
    Candles = Long ago they ust to have no lamps to light so they ust gather talla by the shore and melt it. They ust to roll roll into the form of a round stick. They ust to bore a hole through the center of the talla. They put a cord through the hole and light it that is how they ust to make candles.
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  2. Seancheirdeanna

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    Long long ago they used to make candles near Iinnistymon. they had a chube about a foot long and one side of it was opened. There was a small hole on the other side They would put a cord out through the small hole and draw it through the chube. Then they would fill the chube with melted fat and leave it a side until it hardens then they would take it out and
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Loingsigh
    Gender
    Female