School: Broadford, Moyvalley (roll number 764)
- Location:
- Broadford, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Buachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0771, Page 051
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- There is a weed called Hemlock and it is poison. The people long ago used to pound it up and use it for sheep dip. They used to have a special hollow store for pounding it in. Some other ingredients used to be mixed through it and then they used to rub it into the sheep. It is not known now what was the other ingredient.
- The Frog changes his yellow coat to black when it is about to rain.
A halo round the moon.
When rabbits clean out their burrows.
When sheep graze in a valley.(continues on next page)
