School: Oulart (roll number 15419)
- Location:
- Oulart, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamus Ó hAilleacháin
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- Candle Making
Mrs K Crowe, Ballyedmond, Gorey, Co. Wexford made her own candles.
She made them from tallow. Tallow was a kind of fat. When the fat was melted she would put it in a shape + half times the wick would not be in the middle of the candle.
Often times when the cats were hungry they would take hold of the candle + run away + eat it.Basket Making
The Haydons of the Harrow, Ferns. Gorey, Co. Wexford were famous basket makers. It has come down in them from generation to generation . They made them from sallies.Spinning
Mrs Dempsey Ballineroad, Oulart, Gorey, Co. Wexford made her own knitting thread. The colour of the thread was gray. She had a spinning(continues on next page)
