School: Grangegeeth (roll number 2630)
- Location:
- Grangegeeth, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Seósaimhín, Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
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- Long ago the people had no lamps but they made their own candles. The way they made the candles was to get some rushes and take the green skin off them. Then they would dip the white part of the rush into resin or tallow. They would leave it out to dry for some time and when it would be dry they would take it in and they would have candles. They would go round selling them at 4d per dozen. The candles showed very little light. The people would hang them in bundles beside the fire. They were called rush candles.
- Collector
- Kevin Maguire
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crossane, Co. Meath
- Informant
- John Maguire
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Crossane, Co. Meath