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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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    Get thick rushes and peel them and dip them in grease or fat and leave them up to dry for a week and they are ready for use. Such a candle will last for about an hour.
    This industry is not carried on by us now but my grand-mother made them always. On Christmas night she had one for every-one in the house they lit them and put one on every window in the house.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo