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School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 15_001

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    When making polish they would put an oven full of straw by the fire and put a lighting match in it then it would take fire. When it would burned they would put a cup of milk in it.When it would be a start soaking the milk.Then they would put it in a closed box where no air could at it.
    They would leave it there till it would be stuck in one lump so that it would stick to their shoes.If they did not shine it just after putting it up it would turn white.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Bríain
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael O' Brien
    Gender
    Male