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School: An Chill, Dúngarbhán (roll number 630 or 16748)

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Kill, Co. Waterford
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Tomás Breathnach
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    eat the seeds of the witches and of violets also.
    The violet was used for dyeing but how it was used is forgotten. People boiled ivy leaves and strained the water off them. They then kept the water which was used to remove stains from blue coloured clothes.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máiréad Tóirpí
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Cummins
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Kill, Co. Waterford