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School: Dalystown (roll number 15307)

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Dalystown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Kathleen Grehan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 025

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    housewives who prepare them for use. They melt some grease in a griosad, and the rushes are taken one at a time and run along the narrow part of the griosad till every part absorbs its share of grease.
    They are then tied up and left to dry till they are ready for use. The wooden candle-stick with its metal contrivance for holding the rush is now an antique.

    Rush candles were in use in this disrict. Dalystown Mullingar
    to about 20 years ago.
    This account was got from
    Mrs Malone
    Meedin
    Tyrrellspass
    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
    Informant
    Mrs Malone
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meedian, Co. Westmeath