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School: Edmonton (roll number 8100)

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Edmondstown, Co. Westmeath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0728, Page 058

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    Green
    People long ago made their own dyes. They cut off the tops of the Ash branches and put them in water. A weight was put down on. At the end of four or five days the sticks were taken out of the water and a green dye remianed. This dye was used for dye-ing clothes.
    Purple
    Sometimes people got roots of a weed called crow-foot and poured hot water on them. They were then left in a warm place for three weeks. The roots were then taken away and a purple dye was left.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. dyeing (~134)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Áine Ní Lorcáin
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    Female