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School: Long an Inbhair

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Lurgananure, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Ml. Mac Géibhdigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 294

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    the people often had only the light of the fire to read or work with. They had rush and reisin candles to show them light at night, and there were also tallow candles in the shops, but those were too dear for country people to buy. They used buy the reisin in Baileboro, and make some of the candles from it. Rush candles were made by peeling rushes, leaving only one little strip of skin to hold the rush together. Then it would be dipped in grease, and when it would be dry enough it would be put in a "sconse" or kind of a candlestick to burn.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Nulty
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Byrd
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Drummanduff, Co. Cavan