School: Ballynacargy (B.) (roll number 1731)
- Location:
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: E. Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 468
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“Long ago people used to make rush candles.”
(continued from previous page)they would dry.
They would get an iron candle stick and put a rush at a time into it. The rushes would be slant in the candle-stick and would have to be pushed up when it would burn down a bit. Long ago every person made their own candles.Written by Thomas NallyI got this information from my father. Nicholas Nally Laragh. He was born and reared in Balroe aged 50 years. He got this information from his father.
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“There were a good many tradesmen around this locality.”
There were a good many tradsmen round this locality.There was a man who used to make nails who lived in Ballynacargy. His name was R. Groomly. He was(continues on next page) - Collector
- Liam Connolly
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Blake
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Conlanstown, Co. Westmeath