School: Tullach (Tullig) (roll number 4451)
- Location:
- Tullig More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: D. Ó Mathúna
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- Candle Making.
In olden times house wives made candles of the suet of the cow or the sheep or the goat. Moulds were made by the tinsmith.
Special thread was sold for wicks. If that were not available thread for sewing flour bags was used.
This thread was put through the mould and kept in position by means of the opening of the mould.
The thread was kept in position at one end of the mould and at the other (the closed end) by means of a nail.
The tallow was then poured into the(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mrs Julia Elizabeth Ashe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Aughils, Co. Kerry