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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
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    My grandfather was a famous man for making candles.
    He had a special thing for making them called a mould.
    The way he used to them was.
    He used to fill the mould with tallow.
    There was a hole in the centre of the bottom of the mould and he to draw a peice of cotton thread up through the centre of the tallow. Then he used
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brighidh Ní Lálúar
    Other names
    Brighidh Ní Lálúar (local name)
    Brigid Ní Leatlobhair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cill Rí, Co. Chill Chainnigh
    Informant
    Mr John Lawler
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Cill Rí, Co. Chill Chainnigh