School: An Lios Rua, Cill Mháille (roll number 9339)
- Location:
- Lisroe, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Chonalláin
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Christmas candles .At one end of the mould was an opening through which to put in the melted tallow.Before the melted tallow was pot in a peeled rush or cotton thread was placed inside the mould to form a wick.Then the tallow was poured in and left until it set.The mould was then removed and after that process the candle was ready for lighting. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Mina Considine
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Jim Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Lisroe, Co. Clare