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School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 267

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 267

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  1. Crafts (continued)

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    the rushes on top of that and so on till he he had it all finished. This was in the year 1837.
    Long ago when there were no wax candles such as there are now there was a man by the name of Patrick Campell of Arthurstown; he used to go to the bogs and the green rushes and dry them, then he would get some of the fat of cattle and fry it, then he let it cool and twist it round the dry rushes and shape it in to candles, he also made shopping bags with the rushes also he plait them with small branches This was in the year 1826. There was another man by the name of John McKenna of Edmondstown would make baskets; then he would cut the green sallies tie them in bundles and dry them then he would steep them for about a week and then he would get them ready for use;
    Written by Bridie Sharkey 14th Dec, 1937
    Told by Edward Sharkey on 15th Dec, 1937
    Edmondstown
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crowmartin, Co. Louth