School: Dearg Dún (roll number 10894)
- Location:
- Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Lochlainn
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- About forty years ago in this district there were no candles, lamps, or lamp-oil. The people themselves made rush candles and that was the only source of light they had in their homes.
Out in the fields they got the rushes and peeled the green skin off them: the white which remained was soaked in oil, this oil was got by melting butter or lard.
The white of the rushes was then left to dry outside in the sunshine.
When dry these white "candles" became stiff and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nora Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coollegreane, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Coollegreane, Co. Leitrim