School: Abbeylara
- Location:
- Abbeylara, Co. Longford
- Teacher: John O' Meara
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- (continued from previous page)given to them. The blossoms of the gorse are used for dying purposes. The blossoms are boiled and then the garment is put into the water. Long ago, furze bushes were given to horses instead of oats.Michael Mulvey
This was told to me by my mother who lives in Ballyboy,
Abbeylara,
Streete,
Co. Westmeath
Aged 40 years- Collector
- Michael Mulvey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyboy, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Mulvey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Ballyboy, Co. Longford