School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 14_030
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- Long ago they used to dye their clothes with a plant called the wood-sorrel. This is the way it is done. The plant would be boiled first in a pot, and the leaves would be taken out. Then the garment would be boiled in the juice of the plant.
The people used to make ropes out of hay called sugans. This custom is in our district yet.
Long ago the people in our district used to make baskets with sally rods. When they cut the rods they used put them up the chimney to season. When they were seasoning for about a month they were taken down and they were woven one over another until the basket is made.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eilís Nic Mhuiris
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Patrick Fitzmaurice
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ennismore, Co. Kerry
