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School: Kildavin, Ferns

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Kildavin, Co. Carlow
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Tadhg de Brí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 103

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  1. Old Crafts - Candle-Making (continued)

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    down the people would push up the candle and it would show a nice bright light these were made about 70 years ago. There was another way for making them. The people would get a strip of calico and twist it and dip it in melted resin. It showed good light but it was smokier than the rush. They called those snobs of candles
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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    Over sixty years ago when the people were getting married they had different customs from those the people have now. They had a lot of old customs and beliefs.
    They thought it unlucky to get married on Thursday, Friday and Saturday because they had a rhyme about all the days of the week. Monday for wealth Tuesday for health Wednesday the best day of all
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elsie Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinvally, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Mr J. Bennett
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballinvally, Co. Carlow