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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 05_030

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  1. Old Crafts - Dyeing

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    The people used to dye their own wool many colours. They got the colours from the roots of the lilies of lake. They dyed kind of black or grey. The bogink colours black. The heather colours green. The whin colours grey or brown.
    The sgrach loch colours brown.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. dyeing (~134)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán M. Ó hOistín
    Gender
    Male