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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 120

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    The people in olden times used heath brooms which grew on the mountains and brooms also made of fabric. For the scrubbing they had brushes made of rushes. When brooms ran short they used to go and gather the heath which grew on the mountains.
    The way to make rush brushes is to get a bunch of rushes and cut them all the same size then double them down with strong twine and tie them into a bundle around a piece of wood.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Veronica Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr F. Fallon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford