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School: Ráth Bhán (roll number 15996)

Location:
Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ss Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 073

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    for fear cows or sheep would eat it. Out in Summer a big branch grows out of each head and thousands of seeds grow out of each branch Then the people have to tie the branches with strings because the least wind would break them.
    In July the people pull the seeds off the branches and put them into a bag and leave them there for a week; and set them there in a rough bog and leave them there until the next Spring.
    By this time
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cuilmullagh, Co. Mayo