School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)
- Location:
- Rush Hall, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 311
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - First cut the rushes then dry and clip them in a grisit which contains tallow, hang them up in a dry place and they are now fit for use. The old people used an instrument called a sconce for holding the rushes whilst burning.
The people in olden times manufactured candles. They used a mould into which they poured the tallow. This mould contained a wick which was made out of cotton Thread. - Jane Bond lived in Mannin about 20 years ago and she was great for making ointments(continues on next page)
