School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)
- Location:
- Carran, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 12_023
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- (continued from previous page)woman made their own candles. They had a metal affair called a mould. A mould is shaped like a candle. The first thing they did was to melt tallow, it is the fat of the goat or sheep. When the tallow was melted, they would spill it into the mould, and leave it to set for twenty four hours. The candle was then shaped. There is a wire nail placed in one hole and a long cord twisted around it, then some of the cord is let down through the middle of the tallow before it is hard, and this cord is called the wick. When the tallow is set it is stuck to the mould, then the mould must be heated a little, the nail can be drawn(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Dabhuren
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Meggagh West, Co. Clare
