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School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

Location:
Gortaleam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0209

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  1. The Making of Candles (continued)

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    When they would be well seasoned they would dip them in grease and they would light according as they would want them.
    They used to light bogdeal also and they used to knit or sew by the fire with the light of it. They would have no other light but it. They used to get the bogdeal in the bog also and (they) there are lumps of it to be got through the turf nowadays. They would not burn it now as they have plenty of turf to burn.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Hoban
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltivna, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr John Hoban
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kiltivna, Co. Galway