School: Cohaw (B)
- Location:
- Cohaw, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Woods
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1018, Page 229
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Cohaw (B)
- XML Page 229
- XML “How a Rush Candle Was Made”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- Long ago rush candles were used but now we have tallow candles which are better and last longer. Everyone made their own candles at that time.
First the people got large rushes and let then dry for some time, then the green skin was taken off and the white substance inside was left in melted resin or grease for some time. Then all is rolled up in a long round shape like the candles of to-day.
