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School: Achadh na Sealbhaighe (roll number 15344)

Location:
Eachaire Sealbha, Co. Mhuineacháin
Teacher:
T. Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0952, Page 038

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    Before the coming into such general use of paraffin candles, gas or electric light people in this district manufactured candles of their own and these were at least of two kinds that is to say Rush candles and Resin candles.
    To make Rush candles people cut bundles of the longest and thickest green rushes which they could find and having tied them up took them home and having carefully peeled the outer green bark off they proceeded to make a very novel sort of candle from the white porous core of the peeled rush.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doire Artraí, Co. Mhuineacháin
    Informant
    Thomas Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Doire Artraí, Co. Mhuineacháin