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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

Location:
Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 048

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    butcher shop for a very small price. It was brought home and boiled in a pot for about a half an hour. It produced a very thick substance which is called grease. Then it was put into jars and it was rolled round the rushes. Each candle was about one foot long and when night came they were lighted and placed in a kind of candlestick stuck on wood and left in the middle of the floor.
    When a person was expected to die a number of them rush candles were made for the wake. They were usually left on the side of the hob near the crane
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerard Haran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bomahas, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Owen Meehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Buckode, Co. Leitrim