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School: Gallen

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Gallen, Co. Offaly
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T.R. Goodwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 190

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  1. Old Crafts - Basket-Making (continued)

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    190.
    Information obtained from
    Mr Patrick Bennett
    Noggusboy
    Ferbane,
    Offaly
    Candle making
    Long ago when candles could not be bought, candle-making was carried on in this district, by the people in every house.
    First of all they got bog rushes and left them up the chimney until they were well dried out. Then they used to peel the skin off of them. All the skin was not removed as a narrow strip was left on one side of the rush to keep it from breaking.
    They then dipped them in grease and then they used to hang them up the chimney again until the grease was dried into them. Then they used to dip them in grease and again they would then leave them up the chimney for four or five days
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  2. Old Crafts - Old Crafts

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    Information obtained from
    Mr. Patrick Bennett
    Nogguoboy
    Ferbane,
    Offaly
    Candle making
    Long ago when candles could not be bought, candle-making was carried on in this district by the people in every house.
    First of all they got bog rushes and left them up the chimney until they were well dried out. Then they used to peel the skin off of them. All the skin was not removes as a narrow strip left on one side of the rush to keep it from breaking.
    They then dipped them in grease and then they used to hang them up the chimney again until the grease was dried into them. Then they used to dip them in grease again and they would then leave them up the chimney again for four or five days
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Coyne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gallen, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Coyne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallen, Co. Offaly