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School: The Downs (roll number 8875)

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The Downs, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Molloy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 096

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    In olden times people used to make candles out of rushes they used to look for the strongest rushes they could get and bring them home and peel them and melt old grace and dip them. The hardest thing was to get a candle stick that would hold them they were as good and bright as the candle we have now a day.
    Date: 20.10.38
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Mc Guire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mr Mc Guire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath