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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

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Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 10_038

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    The people used to make candles about seventy years ago in Tamhnach Slinneáin and in other townlands also. This is how they used to make them. They would melt the butter or tallow and then they would put it out in a saucepan. They would get rushes, peel them, and dry them and draw each rush through the melted butter or tallow. Then the candles were
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peigí C. M. Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female