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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

Location:
Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 047

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  1. The Rush Candle

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    Long long ago before candles or oil were available in this country, the chief light was the Rush candle. These candles were made from suet and withered rushes. In the Autumn when the days were about to get short the man of the house went out through the fields with a hook and cut a bundle of the longest rushes available in the district. He brought them home then and left them in a dry place until they withered.
    The suet was brought in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerard Haran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bomahas, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Owen Meehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Buckode, Co. Leitrim