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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

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Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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  1. An Old Craft

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    About two hundred years ago there was an old man who lived in Darogue. He used to make candles His name was Pat Gerety, he used to get flaggers and take the middle out of them. He used to get grease and melt it in a grisset & then he would peel the flaggers & dip them in the grease. Then he used to get a turnip and cut a hole in the centre of it and place the candle in it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Coughlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Pat Mc Lyn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford