School: Stonetown, Louth (roll number 16431)
- Location:
- Baile na Cloiche Íochtarach, Co. Lú
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubháin
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A tall plant - three or four feet high with a narrow yellow blossom about 18 inches long - called "Buidhe mór", was used long ago for dyeing yellow. it is also said that there is a cure for consumption in the same plant.
The Yew tree and a weed called Hemlock are said to be deadly poison
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