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School: Clochar na Trócaire (roll number 13381)

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Killarney, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0455, Page 222

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  1. Dyeing

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    Not very far from my home in the Parish of Kilcummin there is a place called "Poll Dearg". It is there the old people got the black colouring for dyeing their white flannel. They used come from all over the parish to this hole for the black colouring. They used take it home with them and boil it with the flannel. It was a very useful dye.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. dyeing (~134)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Síghle Pléimionn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Bean Pléimionn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcummin, Co. Kerry

  2. Boots

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    About forty years ago boots were very scarce and it was very few people who wore them. When my grandmother used to go to Mass to Kilcummin she had only one pair of boots. Every Sunday she used take her
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