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School: Naomh Aicnidh (roll number 1573)

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Ristéard Ó hAoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 010

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 010

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  3. XML “Thatching”
  4. XML “Dye-Making”

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  1. Thatching (continued)

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  2. Dye-Making

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    About a generation ago women used to scrape a moss called Golden ban off rocks and take it home to use as dye. The oak bark of a tree was also used for the dye. Blackberries were also used. The Golden ban, the oak bark and the blackberries would be all boiled together.
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