School: N. Colmcille, Buncrana (roll number 16752)
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pilib Mac Riada
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“There is a Giants den up in Gransha and it is said to be a den where Diarmuidh and Grania...”
(continued from previous page)they were on sand and so Fionn would go to the shore.
Therefore they could fool Fionn like this.- There are many herbs growing on the farms now. The most common of these are the Dandelion, the nettle and the Sea docken. They are all harmful to the land because they impoverage the soil. There are certain herbs which medicine can be made out of them, Medicine can be made out of the Sea docken and nettle soup can be made from the nettles. When medicine is made from the Sea docken it must be boiled. When it is boiled it can be taken to sugar. The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tony Donaghey
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Willie Gill
- Gender
- Male