School: Carra
- Location:
- Carha, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Tonra
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- Collector
- John J. Mullarkey
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Mullarkey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrownaglogh, Co. Mayo
- Long ago there used to be no lampos or oil in the country. They used to have no light only the light of the candle they used to make themselves. Long ago the people used to pull a bunch of rushes, and peel the green skin off them. Then they used to get sheep's tallow, and melt it in a pan, and if you would not have the(continues on next page)