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School: Dillonsbridge (roll number 8501)

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Philpotstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
A.B. Ní Chumhaill
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    28.6.38
    The pig was kept in the corner. The bed was called the "doss." The floors were made of clay and boards. Half-doors are not common. Rush-lights were used. There was a long pot for the purpose and the "tallow" was melted in this. The "tallow" was very thick oil. Then the rush was skinned and the inside taken out and dipped in the oil and left to harden. There was a lamp for the rush-candles, and when one bit of the candle burnt out the people shoved another bit up.
    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
    Mary Kierans
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismullin, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Richard Kierans
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lismullin, Co. Meath