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Question: What did Ancient Irish use for Toilet Paper!?
Weird, yes!. But this is for life in ancient Ireland, a paper I am writing!. It would help if someone knew something of this part of ancient Irish Life!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Doc leaves or mossWww@QuestionHome@Com

Some types of herbs, like comfrey, have large soft leaves that are a good substitute!. Whether comfrey grew in Ireland, I don't know!. They may have simply used a rag dunked in a barrel of rain water!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

don't you remember the rhyme!?
''in days of old when knights were bold and toilet paper wasn't invented!. they wiped their a!.rse of tufts of grass and went on quite contented!''Www@QuestionHome@Com

Lorry and Brilock are correct im my opinion!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

like the Romans, bucket of water with sponge on a stick!.Www@QuestionHome@Com