School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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- (continued from previous page)used them as a bed by night and a seat by day.
They had a coob on one side of the house for the hens by night. They had a half door outside the big door to keep out the hens in the day time.
The light at that time consisted of splinters made of bog-dale, which each person held in turn. Next to this came moulds, they melted the fat of sheep and other animals and poured it into the mould. When cold and hard they made candles of it and used them for light. They had plenty of turf in the olden days which they piled against the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eily Laide
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromatoor, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Michael Laide
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Dromatoor, Co. Kerry