School: Na Hárda (Ardfield), Clanna Caoilte (roll number 1267)
- Location:
- Ardfield, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Ghrífín
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- Long ago before lamps were invented the people in Ardfield had many ways for making light. such as splinters these were pieces of bog oak which was found with the turf in the bogs. Tallow was the fat of the sheep melted, and shaped in a mould. The turf fire used often give sufficent light around the kitchen and then they would not use the tallow-candles or splinters only when up-stairs or in the rooms. They used make a hole in the middle of a turnip for to hold the candles
- Collector
- Mary Hurley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Little Island, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick Hurley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Little Island, Co. Cork