School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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- (continued from previous page)did not speak Irish. The teachers remained all their lives in the district.
- Candle Making.
About years ago the people used to make candles from rushes. They used make them on the "Twelfth Night."
They used an instrument called a "grisset" in which they used to melt grease and in which they used to dip the rushes. They used to peel the rushes, and leave a piece of the skin to serve as the wick. Then, they used to dip twelve rushes in the grease, fix them on a plate, and after the Rosary, each one used to bless himself or herself with them. - Collector
- Christy Cooney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Ballyhealy or Ballinure, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mr Nicholas Cooney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyhealy or Ballinure, Co. Westmeath
