School: Seosamh Naomhtha (roll number 16640)
- Location:
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An Bráthair Naiti
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- 1. To make a rush-candle the people first gathered long rushes and seasoned them. A cám was procured and the rush was pealed. The cám was filled with melted butter of or fat and the rush was drawn through it time after time until a candle was formed.2 The home made oil lamps consisted of a bottle, oil, and a bit of thick clean cotton. The bottle was filled with oil and a hole was made in the cork through which the cotton was put. Then the cotton was lit.
- Collector
- Andrew Mc Shea
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tully, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Patrick Breslin
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Tully, Co. Donegal