School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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- (continued from previous page)Calleagh. He made them cradles out of wood. The people carried them away on their backs. Most of the people made baskets and creels long ago.
- The people used to scutch flax at home long ago. There was a forge at Three Mile House and the people used to go to get things made. The people used to make candles in a "Caiom". They would melt grease in the caiom. Then they would roll it up. They would put the inside of rushes in the candles. They would leave it in a big candle-stick with three feet on it. They would leave it in the corner. It would be spitting(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- George Mc Gordon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Blackraw, Co. Monaghan