School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

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1. Luibheanna (continued)

   

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   I got list of herbs etc from the old people of the district and principally from James Scanlon of Mullagh, and John Rynne, (who got them from his father, Pat Rynne, also of Mullagh) The following are used for colouring cloth:- The Roots of Felistrum to give a brown colour The Bark of Oak to give a black colour Dubhpile (bogink) also to give a black colour Indigo to give blue colour Logwood to give heliotrope (I got this also from the same sources)

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2. The Heather Beer (continued)

   

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   beer in a cave. They were surprised at the work and asked to reveal the secret of making the beer or that they'd be put to death. The father asked to put the son to death and that he'd then give the secret. This was done. When he, the father, was then asked he said that he'd die before he'd reveal the secret. He too was put to death. He got the son put to death first as he was afraid that if he'd consent to die first that the son would give up the secret

   

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