Making Dye
Last Class of Prizon school
Long ago the people used to cut the top of the green heather that grows in the bog and boil it for hours in a pot. When it was boiled they used to strain the heather and boil the material which was to be coloured and the juice together for a half an hour. The result would be a beautiful brown colour.
“INFORMANT: Mrs Kelly, Age 70, Cregg, Co. Mayo”