Ola Róin /
Seal Oil
Seal Oil
Informant: Rob Corregan
Age: 72
Address: Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
Collector: Collected as part of The Schools’ Collection, National Folklore Collection, UCD
Date of Recording: 1937/38
Reference:
Manuscript page, The Schools’ Collection
Ola Róin
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Seal Oil
Seal oil was obtained from the blubber of the seal. The blubber was a fatty webby substance just inside the skin of the seal. The principal use was for suppling joints of the human bones which might be stiff and aching due to rheumatism.