School: Faythe (roll number 11361)
- Teacher: An tSr. Columcille
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- XML “Brushes”
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- Collector
- Maureen Pitt
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Brushes :- In olden times people never bought brushes they made them from heather and from feathers. They put the heather together in a bundle. This is one way.
The feather brushes are made to clean down walls and pictures they also make a brush out of wing feathers,(continues on next page)