School: Yellow Furze

Location:
Yellow Furze, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Leamhain
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  1. In ancient times the people made their own candles. They were made of rushes and were called rushlights. First of all they peeled the rushes very carefully so that they would not break the pith. Then they steeped them in melted fat or grease. After that they put them in large candlesticks with an iron top on them. At night the people always knocked the candle. People would get up from bed to knock it if they forgot to do it when they were going to bed for there was some tradition about it.
    Writer - Michael Macken, Smythstown, Brownstown, Navan, Co. Meath.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Macken
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Smithstown, Co. Meath