1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Gleann an Dúin - Prison

School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
An Príosún Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 03_010

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 03_010

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison
  2. XML Page 03_010
  3. XML “Candle-Making”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Candle-Making

    Share Share Post
    Eighty years ago people used to put eight rushes together and steep them in grease which they got out of fried beef fat. They called the grease tallow. When the tallow dried they had candles made. These were the only kind of candles the people had even on Christmas night.
    The people used to make starch out of potatoes. They used to wash and
    peel the potatoes, and scrape them with a
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
          1. déanamh coinnle (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie M. Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Príosún Thuaidh, Co. Mhaigh Eo