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School: Clonback, Aughnacliffe (roll number 15038)

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Cluain Baic, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
Seán Mac Ionnraic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0761, Page 097

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    Rush candles were very common in this district in olden times. The way they made them was to pull a thick rush and peel it and leave it along the fire to dry. Then they had an instrument called a grisset. The people filled this with greace and put the rush through the greace. Then they had a candlestick with a wooden boss and according as the candle burned it kept coming up.
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71
    Address
    Cluain Baic, Co. an Longfoirt