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    Old Crafts
    Written by Anna Clerkin Castletara, Castletara Cavan
    Collected from Agnes McCormac Castletara, Castletara Cavan
    Rush candles were made about sixty years ago. One person got as much chick rushes as lasted a couple of weeks for one house. These rushes were skinned and soaked in bacon grease. a piece of bacon was fried in a "grysed and the rushes were soaked in the gruis The "gryset" was an artical made from ironwith three feet and a handle and a seperate plase to leave the rushes soaking. There are very few grysets safe in this district now. A candle was lighted when it was needed. One candle lasted about one hour.
    [image of a GRYSET]
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Clerkin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castleterra, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Agnes Mc Cormac
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castleterra, Co. Cavan