The Kerry Oil Candle Co came into being as a result of the Lux Donum church supply business. Through our contact with the clergy, many Priests asked us whether we could come up with a non electronic solution to the messy problems involved with the use of wax Mass candles. The request was given considerable thought and various ideas were tried. By 1981 the Kerry Oil Candle appeared in its present form, and permission for its use as a Mass candle was sought from the Clergy and the Bishops Committee on the Liturgy. Their general consensus was that the basis of the Kerry Oil Candle is an oil lamp the use of which follows traditions going back to pre wax candle times, and that churches have been burning oil sanctuary lamps through to the present day.