School: Ednacarnon (roll number 3523)
- Location:
- Edenacarnan South, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Staráid
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- (continued from previous page)oil and washing soda. The tallow was melted and mixed in the paraffin oil and the soda.Churn making
Long ago people cut down very old oak trees, and after they were well dried and seasoned, they were cut into square logs. Then they were split into fine boards and planed very smoothly. Afterwards they were made into churns and hooped with strong iron. - In olden times the people used to make their own candles.The way they used to make their own candles was this. They got a rush and they had to peel the skin off the rush, and they had to put on a pot - of "grease" and let it boil.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dolly Buchanan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sockar, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr L. Buchanan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Sockar, Co. Donegal