Scoil: St. James, Barnacogue, Swinford
- Suíomh:
- Barr na Caóige, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Múinteoir: Tomás Ó Lorcáin
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- XML “How Houses Were Lighted Long Ago”
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Ar an leathanach seo
- (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)in a potato which was cut in a square with a small hole in the middle in which to stand the candle.
- The first artificial light used in this locality was the rush candle. These candles were made by the people themselves from rushes. They pulled the rushes first and dried them well beside the fire. Next they peeled the skin off them and soaked them in dripping. They then took them out and left them in a cool place to harden which made them ready for use. They were only used during supper time. They used to put a cord around every four and five of them and light them.
Later on they began to used bog deal chips. These were left on the hob so that when needed they were dry. They used to light them when it(leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)- Bailitheoir
- Nan Duffy
- Inscne
- Baineann
- Seoladh
- Coill an Turlaigh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Faisnéiseoir
- Mrs B. Duffy
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- Baineann
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- Coill an Turlaigh, Co. Mhaigh Eo