School: Baile Nua, Baile Mhic Cairbre
- Location:
- Clonanav, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cearbhaill
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- 1. Candle-making.
Long ago people in this parish used make candles from the fat of goats, sheep, and pigs. They would melt the fat by heating it in a big pot. They then let it cool until it was a thick paste. The wicks were made from the pith of rushes or cotton thread soaked in paraffin oil.
They had moulds shaped like a candle, in which they placed the wick, the then filled the mould with the melted tallow & allowed it to cool before taking it out.
The candles were usually made in the beginning of autumn & they made enough of them to give them light for the winter. They were called Rush-lights or Tallow candles and did not give as much light as the candles of to day.
2. Spinning
There was a great spinner who lived in Newtown where the school-playground is now. Her name was Mary Boyle. She used spin for all the people around.
They gave her the wool, then with a pair of cards she would make the wool into little rools. Then with her spinning wheel she would make the rools into thread.
3. Basket-making.
Not many years ago a man named Joe Mahony used make baskets of sallies and go around through the parish selling them.
4. Dying Clothes.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Nora Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Curraheenavoher, Co. Waterford