School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- People long ago made great use of the tallow of animals.
They used to render the tallow in a pot or in a saucepan and make fine candles of it.
My mother often made candles by pouring the tallow into a mould with a piece of cotton thread in the centre as a wick.
The tallow is left in the mould for on night to cool.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Máire Ní Leathlobhair
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilree, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr John Lawlor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Kilree, Co. Kilkenny