School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)

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   of turf, and they used to sell them at the market for a shilling a basket. The people used to use rushes for lights. The rushes were peeled and the people had a metal grissit which was used for melting lard in. The peeled rushes were put to steep in the lard for a while, then they were taken out and put aside to dry. There was a wooden candlestick used, and it had a little iron thing on the top like a pincers. Then the dried rushes were clipped into the top of the candlestock, then they were lit. When they burned down the clip was opened, and the rushes were put up higher.
   The floors in the houses were made of yellow clay and cement. The fireplace was situated

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Burke

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

   Informant

   Mr T. Fagan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Springfield or Spittlefield, Co. Westmeath