School: Gleann Locha (roll number 10100)
- Location:
- Glanlough Upper, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Palmer
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- (continued from previous page)& straw which were tied with "fionán" ropes. There are a number of thatched houses to be seen yet.
- Long ago the people made their own candles. When they used to kill a cow they would gather the tallow, melt it in an oven & strained it into a large vessel. When cold they would melt it again throw it into moulds in the form of candles. When they were then cold they slightly heated the moulds and out came the candle.Baskets
Those are made nowadays as they were made long ago.Ropes
The ropes were made of "fionán" twisted with a "crúacán". When the "fionán" was cut it was dried. It was then pulled after which it was twisted with the "crúacán". One person(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mr Mark Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bohacogram, Co. Kerry
