School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)
- Location:
- Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 25_062
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- Long ago they used make candles of rushes. They used pull a score of rushes together. Then they would fry sheep's tally in the pan and draw each rush through it. They used leave up the rushes then to dry, and when they would be dry, they used serve them as candles.They used grow (???) around here long ago. When they used cut it, they used thrash it and leave it in a drain for a while steeping. They they used thrash it again and leave it out to(continues on next page)
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- Martin Grady
- Gender
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