School: Lios Mullaigh Dhuibh (roll number 15209)
- Location:
- Lismullyduff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Aodh Mac Giolla Eóin
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- The people of Ireland long ago used to make their own candles. They gathered the rushes and peeled them, then they dipped the heart of them in tallow [?] made from butter and left them to cool.
When they were cold they dipped them again, and so o nuntil the candles were made.
There was a man in every town for making candles and the people used to go in on a market day and buy as many as would do them for the week. The candles were sold at two for halfpenny.- Collector
- Brighid Ní Cheallaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullaghaneary, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Bernard Kelly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Mullaghaneary, Co. Donegal