School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)
- Location:
- Glenties, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 27_022
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- Long ago there were such candles as rush candles, made from rushes.
One side was peeled and then dipped into melted butter and put up on a stick with a groove in it. It was light then and when the candle would burn a little the stick was pushed on in order to keep it extinguished.
Long ago when the people would spin wool. The first thing they would do, was to card the wool. Then made into rolls and the rolls were spun on a spinning into thread. The thread was use for knitting,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Feidhlim Ua Braonáinn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Stranaglogh, Co. Donegal
