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School: Abbeylara

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0635

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    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
    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
    Michael Mulvey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyboy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Mulvey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballyboy, Co. Longford