School: Caisleán Nua (C) (roll number 15772)
- Location:
- An Caisleán Nua, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Staic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 140
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- Nora Jordan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Thomas Jordan
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Siúdán, Co. na Gaillimhe
- There were no candles long ago. The people used to gather rushes that grew on boggy ground. They used to strip off the green peel off the outside and leave them lying on the ground three or four days. Then they used to dip the rushes one by one into tallow and light them. They were sold for a farthing and each one burned for(continues on next page)
