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School: Killorglin (C.) (roll number 12833)

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Killorglin, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Úna Nic Coluin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0434, Page 061

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    People used the elder branch for dyeing grey and this is how they used do it:-
    They used break the branch, and put itself and the wool into a large pot or boiler, and boil for a few days. Then they used get a kind of clay from the bogland, and put the wool and the clay into the pot, and boiled it. When it was boiled, it was a black
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. dyeing (~134)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Luineacháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Laharan, Co. Kerry