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School: Calary, Bray

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0912, Page 162

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    of hemp or cord and twist it round and round until it was a fairly thick wick and they used to boil down the lard from the wild animals and put them in jars and dip the wick in the middle and they use to have grand candles. This was done in parts of this district.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Sutton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glasnamullen, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mrs J. Sutton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Glasnamullen, Co. Wicklow