School: Duleek (C.) (roll number 3114)
- Location:
- Duleek, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0683, Page 109
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- (continued from previous page)candles which were made from the fat of animals. The fat was melted and smeared on thick cords. They were placed on a wire line.
This line was twisted round long (lanes) nails and the nails driven into each wall. This line was about three or four feet from the ceiling. The ceiling was covered with oil-skin to preserve it from getting black.
- Long ago the people used to make candles themselves. They melted fat and shaped it in to long sticks, then tapers were put into them.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Joseph Conlon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Duleek, Co. Meath
