School: Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10956)
- Location:
- Castleisland, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Céin
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- (continued from previous page)tea. It was used by people who had a bad stomach and carseabhán caol dearg was used likewise by those suffering from T.B. They dyed their clothes with a thorny herb called Sandal. First it was boiled down with woodlog. Then you would put it into a tub for awhile and then you would take it out and put it into another tub. They put in their clothes then and left them there for awhile and they were dyed. The colour was brown.
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- Collector
- Con Houlihan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Reineen, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs E. Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 89
- Address
- Ahaneboy, Co. Kerry