School: Scartaglen (roll number 8184)
- Location:
- Scartaglin, Co. Kerry
- Teachers: D. Ó Dubháin E. Ó Murchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0448, Page 128
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- Candles
This is how candles were made long ago.
To kill a cow and fry the lard of her. When it is melted put the tallow into a gallon and strain it and when it is strained put it into the candle moulds in which there was a wick and leave it there for a few days then the candles were made.
Dying
Clothes were dyed long ago with ponds, it used grow in the bog. When the wool is taken out of the water it is dried well and it is like new.
Skees
Long ago they used make skees out of wood and they used get a long twigs and split the m then bend them to form a skee. - Collector
- Hanna Buckley
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Tim Buckley
- Gender
- Male
