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School: Radharc Aillinne (roll number 15959)

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Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 314

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    they put the rush candle when it was lighted. When one candle was burned they put in another.
    Soon they found out another way of making candles. These candles were made of resin which they had to buy when they wanted it. First of all they melted the resin in a vessel called grissit then they got a piece of cloth and twisted it to make a wick. They put the resin around the wick and they shaped it like an ordinary candle. These candles used to burn longer than the rush candles.
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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
    Brigid Darcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnanorrus, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Patrick Darcy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisnanorrus, Co. Leitrim