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School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

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Gortaveha, Co. Clare
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P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 04_008

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    Long ago they used to colour socks with Ivy. They used to put down the ivy and the socks together and boil them. Then they would take them up and dry them. They used to put down flannel with the moss that grows on the stones and it would have the colour of moss.
    They used to colour wool with black stuff they used to get in a Nuing near Derrofadda. They used to boil them together and then take them up and wash them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Devaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Scalp, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Fanny Vaughan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Scalp, Co. Clare