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School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)

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Wolfhill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 255

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    St John's Eve and go to pull it at twelve o'clock that night. The boy or girl who pulled it was not to speak to any other person but should take it and put it under their pillow that night to dream on. it. From the time of pulling it until the Yarrow was placed under the pillow the person should keep on saying
    "Yarrow, Yarrow good
    Morrow to thee
    Come tell me the name
    of my true love to be."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Modubeagh, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Mc Donald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Slatt Lower, Co. Laois