School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Nic Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0871, Page 405
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- (continued from previous page)Dying
Dyes were manufactured in this district from penny leaves, ivy and laurel leaves. This was a black dye. The leaves were boiled and the article to be coloured was after wards immersed and boiled in the liquid. Washing soda was added. A dye called "puce" was made from boiling the bark of certain trees the elm tree was one of them.
A yellow dye was made by boiling lichen or gorse leaves.
A red dye was made by boiling wild poppies.Nail-making:
This industry was carried on in this district in days gone by. The man who made the nails was locally known as a "nailer." The things he required were several lengths of wire of different size's; something that resembled a boot last; with a hole in top which could be adjusted to the size of the nail he wanted to make; a hammer and something to cut the wire. The wire was reddened before cutting.
The wire was cut into lengths of different sizes according to the length of the nail required. It was the dropped into the(continues on next page)
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