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School: Rath, Birr

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Rathmount, Co. Offaly
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Mrs. E. Dillon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0822, Page 117

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    Old Crafts - Ivy Leaves
    My Mother told me that her Mother always cleaned suits of clothes with ivy-leaves.
    First of all she got the ivy-leaves from the wall and placed them in a pot with sufficient water to clean the suit.
    Then she would boil the ivy-leaves for about twenty minutes she would remove the leaves from the water and place the water in a tub. Then she would put the suit in the tub and clean it with a hand brush.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maire Ní h-Aódhgain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathmount, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Bean Uí Aódghain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathmount, Co. Offaly