School: Ráth Ó gCormaic (C.), Carraig na Siúire

Location:
Rathgormuck, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Dhálaigh
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  1. There was a woman named Margaret Maguire in Park, Rathgormack, Co. Waterford and she knew how to make candles. Her house is there still and her daughter is living in it now. She made candles from fat called tallow which was got from goats and sheep. This is the way she made them - she melted the tallow and put it in a shallow dish. Then she got five threads of hemp and dipped them up and down in the tallow and left them to dry. She did this three times and the candles were made. Tallow candles they were called.
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  2. Mrs. Kennedy of Curraheen, Rathgormack, Co. Waterford who is about eighty years old told me how she used to make candles. She made them from tallow which is got from skins of goats, mole, which is got from the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraheen, Co. Waterford