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School: Rossbrin, Béal Átha an Dá Chab (roll number 16079)

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Rossbrin, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Cormac Mac Carrthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0288, Page 424

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    One of the lights was made in the following way:- They peeled rushes and dipped them in the fat of animals. Sometimes fir "splinters" were lit Candles were made in almost every long ago.
    They were made in the following way:- A mould was got, a wick was then placed in the centre of it. It was then filled with liquid fat.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
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