School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)
- Location:
- Carran, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 17_030
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- Long ago the people had no industries and they had to make their own candles and soap and baskets.CandlesWhen the people had to make candles, they got goats tallow and melted it. Then they put it into a mould and got a wick and put it through the centre, then they stuck the mould in a turnip, and poured in the tallow, when it was hard they would take it out, then they had their own candles ready for useThere were other candles called the "paidéog". They used stick a piece of linen in the tallow and leave it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Caitlín Ní Ciarsaig
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Termon, Co. Clare
