Volume: CBÉ 0485 (Part 2)

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   “What kind of light had the people in those days? was my next question?”

   

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   to the town of Williamstown sold at the market. Chips, tied into small bundles. When we needed a light, or if a friend called at night, we lighted a chip or put a bag on the fire.

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2. Rush Candles

   

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   Ive also gathered thick rushes in the bog, which Ive peeled, leaving them in a warm place to dry, then ran them through melted grease on a grisset and hung them up to dry until required.

   

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3. Resin Candles

   

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   We made resin candles. Ive bought the resin at Williamstown, warmed the resin before the fire - using a twisted rag for a wick, we folded the soft resin around the rag into shape and left the so made candles in a cool place to get stiff.

   

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4. The Tallow Candle

   

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   The mould candles were sold in the shops - 2 for 1/2 d. The mould or tallow-candles were strung up in bundles in shops. Only the rich burned the tallow candle.

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