School: Loughmoe (C.), An Teampoll Mór (roll number 7594)

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Loughmoe, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Riain
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    used to dye her own wool, she did her own spinning but a friend of hers did the weaving. She used to dye her wool with chip log wood. This made it blue black. Then she carded and spun it with white wool making a grey wool suitable for socks, stockings and frieze
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