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School: Drumcoghill

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Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Iomaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 280

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  1. The Grisset

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    This vessel of a strange make was used for another purpose besides the melting of grease for rush candles.
    It seems the lead balls used in the old guns had to be made at home. The lead was melted in the grisset.
    A mould which resembled a pair of pincers was used. This had a small vacancy into which the [?] lead was poured. The mouth of the "pincers" was then opened and out dropped the ball into a bucket of cold water. The balls had a sort of small "teat" attached which was trimmed off later with a knife.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mrs A. Montgomery
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Corr, Co. Cavan