School: Valleymount
- Location:
- Valleymount, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Dll. Ó Cochláin
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- (continued from previous page)Mrs P Lawlor of 84 yrs, Carrigacurra, Valleymount, Blessington Co Wicklow.
- About 35 years ago a woman by the name of Nell Caddle used to make candles. She lived in Loxtown.
She used to get big fat rushes and peel them. She used to leave a strip of sking on the back of the rush.
When this was done they would hang up in the Chimney to dry.
When they were dry she would put down a pan of grease and dip the rushes one by one till they were all done.
She would put them in a crock for holding rush candles.
At night they would light their candles and start to spin wool. - Collector
- Cassie Cullen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigacurra, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mrs P. Lawlor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Carrigacurra, Co. Wicklow
