School: Cill Mhuire (roll number 8139)

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1. Riddles (continued)

   

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   A. an umbrella
   Q. Why is the letter "T" like an island?
   A. Because it is in the middle of water.
   Q. What is the largest bridge in the world?
   A. The rainbow
   Q. Roomfulls and roomfulls and you cannot get a spoonful
   A. Smoke.
   An iron bar going through a lone bridge and a brass man driving it.
   Q. A thimble driving a needle through a lone button.
   Q. What is it we say we will do and we never do it.
   A. Stop a minute.

   

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2. A Cure

   

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   Th which comes on it in ere is a weed growing on ditches and in fields called the "Bóthar lán buidhe". It gets its name from the little yellow flower which comes on it in Summer. In this flower there is cure for swellings. It is boiled first and then the water is strained. The weed is then put together and is made as a poultice. The poultice is put on a few times and in a fortnight the

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   John Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lissalway, Co. Roscommon