School: An Clochar, Ceann Tuirc (roll number 10232)

Location:
Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Seosamh; An tSr. Berchmans
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 510

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 510

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    for light at night. They used candles also which they made themselves.
    When making the candles they put a wick standing straight in a certain mould and they stuffed the tallow of a cow or sheep round the wick until the mould was full.
    Nowaday there are many more conveniences that there were longago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ethna Hennessy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curragh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr P. Hennessy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Curragh, Co. Cork