School: Lattoon
- Location:
- Lattoon, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Hiorraí
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- (continued from previous page)Druminbawn, Drumfomian, Curraghmore + Lurkan-more so that the attendance at that time in Lattoon School must have been double of the average now.
- In olden times before lamp-oil was introduced into this country the making of candles was carried out in every home-stead.
The house-wife made her own candles from rushes + later resin candles. The rush candles were made in a very simple manner. The green rushes were cut + the skin pealed off the pith all but a narrow strip down the whole length of the rush. They were then dipped in grease + in every house there was a long narrow basket about 15" long, 3" in width + about 5" in depth to place the candles in. At a later period the people started making resin candles. They melted the resin in a(continues on next page) - Collector
- Rose Mc Gennis
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coragh, Co. Cavan
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- Mr P. Mc Gennis
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coragh, Co. Cavan
