School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)
- Location:
- An Creagán Bán, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 13_019
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- Long ago they used to make candles out of rushes. Thye used to peel the out side skin off them. They put grace through the white rushes and make a candle off them.
- Long ago they used to colour stockings and wool from bog Ink. They would put down ? first. boil it well and get the juice of it and put the wool into it and it would(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Míchael Kilcoyne
- Gender
- Male
