School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)
- Location:
- An Carn, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 13_025
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- (continued from previous page)they thought he was only joking them and the wolf killed all the sheep so this shows that a liar is never believed even when he calls the truth and this shows that we should not tell even a lie when we are joking because when we are not joking we will not be believed either.
- Macanulean used be also used for dyeing clothes, it grows around lakes or bogs. Water Cress is a cure for chest trouble. There is poison in mian wear. It kills all sorts of fowl and it brings a disease on sheep. There is also herb that grows on the gables of houses it is tóirpín and it cures chilblains.
- Collector
- Bhueronica Ní Conmara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cill Choirne, Co. an Chláir
