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Bibliography and further reading

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Brunello, Franco. 1973. The art of dyeing in the history of mankind. Vicenza, Italy.

Coffey, T. 1984. Fulachta fiadh in the Burren. The Other Clare 8

Coles, J. 1973. Archaeology by experiment. London. Hutchinson & Co.

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Duncan, Molly. 1973. Spin your own wool and dye it and weave it. G. Bell and sons LTD, London.

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What are fulachta fiadh? | Arguments for cooking | Arguments for bathing/saunas | Arguments for textile centres/laundries |
A compendium of excavted fulachta fiadh | The study of textiles in archaeology | Bibliography |

The washing experiment | The dyeing experiment | The fulling experiment | Results and concluding thoughts |