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School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)

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Dysart, Co. Louth
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M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0672, Page 171

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  1. Old Crafts - Candle-Making

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    I heard from Brigid Murphy that there was a woman who could make candles out of rushes. She put them in some kind of water and then after that she would boil them and dry them.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Katie Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Thornogs, Co. Louth