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School: Baile an Doire (roll number 16410)

Location:
Baile an Doire, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Maolmhichíl
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0021, Page 0204

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  1. Áitainmneacha (continued)

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  2. How Candles Were Made

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    The people long ago made candles themself. There were no candles sold or made long ago like now. They made them from greese and rushes. When they would kill a sheep they would keep the fat out of it which they called tallow. They got the rushes in bogs. They also got a sort of a root which they called bog deal. This root lit up without any greese. But the rushes had to be plastered on the outside with greese.
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