School: Ballyheaffy (B.), Baile Dubh (roll number 10387)

Location:
Ballyeafy, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 69

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 69

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    two sticks and tie four or five pieces of hemp to each end of the sticks. They would have maybe two hundred of these hemps made up. Then they would dip the sticks into the fat five or six times until they would have the candles made.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortnaskehy, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Michael Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Gortnaskehy, Co. Cork