School: Carley (roll number 5332)

Location:
Crooked Wood, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Brigid Cooke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 314

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 314

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  3. XML “Old Crafts - Dyeing”
  4. XML “Old Crafts - Rope-Making”
  5. XML “Old Crafts - Tanning of Leather”
  6. XML “Old Crafts - Woodwork of Certain Kinds”

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    People used blossoms of fruze for dyeing clothes yellow. Logwood for dyeing articles purple, froughans for blue dye, pig's gaul for green dye. The also used "Bee Moor", "Tansey", heather, briar roots and the bark of oak trees.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. tanning (~61)
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