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School: Cillín Liath, Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 13412)

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Killeenleagh, Co. Cork
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Conchobhar de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 444

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    day it was used as a press. The name they had on this was a settle-bed.
    In olden times the people used splinters as the means of obtaining light. They stuck these in the wall while the children were learning their lessons and it was these that gave them light.
    People often went out by night hunting and it is said that they used bunches of splinters. Later people made candles of melted tallow and fat.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Caheragh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs R. Cookley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Caheragh, Co. Cork