School: Seosamh Naomhtha (roll number 16640)
- Location:
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An Bráthair Naiti
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- (1) House leek is a plant which grows on the thatch of houses this plant is a cure for burns.
- (2) In olden times the people bought a pound of resin to make resin candles. After boiling the resin in a pot until it was a liquid straw was dipped in it on which some of the resin had caught when pulled out. This formed a candle used mostly in byres.
- (3) The rush candle was made by dipping a peeled rush in melted butter. This candle was used mostly in the house.
- (4) Tallow candles were made from the greases of pigs, calfs or cows. There was a tallow factory where(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Croal
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Croal
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 80
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal