School: Baile an Doire (roll number 16410)
- Location:
- Ballinderry, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Maolmhichíl
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- (continued from previous page)ghoid an bullán. Chuaidh an fear isteach go teach amháin agus nuair a bhí sé ag teacht amach thosnaigh an bullán ag gruinneugh agus é marbh agus gearrtha.(continues on next page)
- The people long ago made candles themself. There were no candles sold or made long ago like now. They made them from greese and rushes. When they would kill a sheep they would keep the fat out of it which they called tallow. They got the rushes in bogs. They also got a sort of a root which they called bog deal. This root lit up without any greese. But the rushes had to be plastered on the outside with greese.