School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)
- Location:
- Gortaleam, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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- Collector
- Sara Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Sara Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
- The people of long ago made their own lights, and it was a very easy way to make it. They used to get the rushes in mountain fields or bogs and when they were not able to go to the bog they would get them in the fields. They used to have them by the fire to season as they would be too soft to light.(continues on next page)