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School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)

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Ballystrang, Co. Dhún na nGall
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Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1103, Page 89

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    of the people go fir and made little splices of them and hung them up to dry. When they would be dry they would light them and put them in a hole in the wall. The candle-stick they used for the resin candle was a peat. they made a hole in the peat and put the candle into it. Some of the people used the light of the fire. They would put on a good fire in the evening so that it would be bright at night. To make more light they would turn a peat on the fire and then the black side of the peat would catchy fire and
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charles Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Chearc, Co. Dhún na nGall
    Informant
    Willie Kelly
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    Address
    An Chearc, Co. Dhún na nGall