1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Eanach, Sráid na Cathrach

School: Eanach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 15221)

Location:
Annagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Críocháin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0625, Page 263

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0625, Page 263

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Eanach, Sráid na Cathrach
  2. XML Page 263
  3. XML “Dips”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Dips

    Share Share Post
    Long ago the people were very poor and they had not much money to buy oil or candles.
    When ever a goat or cow died they kept the tallow and melted it on a pan. Then they picked green rushes and dried them. When they were withered they peeled the green skin off and they dipped the pith in the tallow. These lights were called dips and in the night one of the family held the pith while the others were working. When oil and candes got cheap they bought them instead of the dips.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó Máille
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Occupation
    Mac feirmeora
    Address
    Dough, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Guane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Dough, Co. Clare