School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 04_024
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- Long ago the people were better skilled in things than at presents.
A woman named Mrs Bolger Goodwinsgarden used to make candles. She used to get a goat killed and get the tallow from her. She used to put the tallow into a saucepan or a mould and melt it. That done she used to get a a piece of twine and put it in the tallow until it would thicken and she used to have good candles.
A man named John Ryan of Ballintee, makes different kinds of baskets such as potato baskets and shopping baskets.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Ní Longáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Edward Long
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
