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School: Whitecastle (roll number 10231)

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Whitecastle, Co. Donegal
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George Mc Cahey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1116, Page 201

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    Long ago there were no lamps. It was candles the people used. People used to make their own candles from tallow or resin.
    When they were going to make candles, the people put skins of animals into a big pot on the fire to boil. The inside of a rush was dipped into the tallow and brought out again with a layer of tallow on it. Sometimes people did not bother making candles, they split a piece of fir into pieces about 12 inches long and as thick as a match and lit one of them when a light was wanted.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alex Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Whitecastle, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Whitecastle, Co. Donegal