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School: Annacarter

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Mullinaveige, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Mary C. Mulligan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 251

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 251

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  1. Household Utensils (continued)

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    Instead of candles and lamps, rushes were collected in bundles and brought home and left over the fire to be dried. They were then dipped in grease. bacon fat usually used as required. When the grease hardened it was easily lighted and placed on a candlestick. The latter consisted of a rush nearly two feet in lenght the greased rush was filled into this one.
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  2. Old Furniture - Falling Table

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    This consisted of three boards fastened together - length 4 1/2 ft width 2 1/2 ft - Supported by one leg in the centre. It was fastened by hinges to a wall and when not in use it was placed in a vertical position and appeared like a shutter on door of a press.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Maria Mulligan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Kilpedder, Co. Wicklow