School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)
- Location:
- Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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- (continued from previous page)in a bog. They then dried it. Then they spun it and wove it into sheets and table-cloths. The clothes they made were very strong and lasted a long time.
Informant;- Mr. Michael McNamara,
Carnakella,
Newmarket-on-Fergus. - Candle making.
If a cow or a sheep died long ago the people got all the fat off them. They put the fat in the fire and melted it. Then they got a cord and put it through a long round iron much like the same shape as a candle which was called a mould. Then they(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mr John Mc Namara
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrownakilly, Co. Clare