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School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
Carran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 09_038

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    Long ago when there were no factories, the people had to make their own things to work with. They had to make their own things to work with. They used to make candles with a thing called a mole. The mole was an iron bar with a hole about the width of a candle. The people used to put a cord through the hole and then they used to fill the hole with
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gearóid Breathnach
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crughwill, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Keirin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crughwill, Co. Clare