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1. Old Crafts - Wheel Making

   

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   5. James Feighery, who lived in the townland of Lackeroe, Kinnitty, Co. Offaly, was good at making wheels. All the people of Lackeroe and Cadamstown used to come to him to get wheels made. He also used to make windows and cars.

   

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2. Old Crafts - Candle-Making

   

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   6. Mrs. Catherine Donnelly, from the townland of the Curragh the parish of Kinnitty, and Co. Offaly could make candles from the fat of pigs. She would boil the fat until it was melted. Then she would put it into a shape for candles, and she would have a wick inside in the shape. She would make the wick from cotton thread. She used to burn the candles herself and she would never have to buy one.

   

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3. Old Crafts - Candle-Making

   

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   My Grandfather Michael Carry, Knockbarron, parish of Kinnitty, Co. Offaly, used to make candles out of the fat of sheep. He used to render the fat and put it into the candle shape and put a cotton wick in them. He always used them himself.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. candle-making (~728)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Treasa Carry

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kinnitty, Co. Offaly

   Informant

   William Carry

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kinnitty, Co. Offaly