School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna

Location:
Taur, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0351, Page 482

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    to the ground. First it is boiled, then the juice is put into a vessel, the garment is then placed in the juice and boiled secondly. The colour of this dye was green. This dye was called sorrel's dye.
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  2. Long ago, people made dye from sorrel and log-wood. The sorrel was boiled in water. when the sorrel was boiled the water was of a dark colour. it was strained to separate the leaves from the juice. The log-wood was boiled in water, and when the log-wood was boiled the water was of a reddish colour. This dye was used for dyeing thread woven by the hand.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. dyeing (~134)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glennamucklagh East, Co. Cork