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Spog na cubhaig ( I'iola tricolor)— Pansy, heart's-ease ; mean- 

 ing the cuckoo's claw. 



Spriunan {Kibes nignini and nibniiii) — Currants. 



Straif {Prunus spiiiosa) — Sloe. 



Sreang thrian {Ononis arvciisis) — Rest- harrow. 



Staoin {Ncpeta glechovia) — Also applied to ground -ivy in 

 some places, as well as to juniper. 



Subh nam ban sithe {Rtibus saxatilis) — Stone-bramble ; the 

 fairy- woman's strawberry. 



Toir-pin {Sempennvimi icdoniiii) — House-leek; probably the 

 same as iir-piti (see page 27). 



Traithnin {Geui/t ///A?////;//)— Geum. 



Treabhach {Barbarca vulgaris) — Winter cress. Trcab/i, a tribe, 

 a village. 



Truim crann {SanibiiLi/s /liger) — Elder, corruption from (Iriiin 

 (see page 34). 



Tuile thalmhainn (/?<•?// //;/í-//'///í bulbosus) — Tuile, a water-course. 



Tuimpe — Turnip. 



N O T E S. 



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Nasturtium officinalis — Water-cress. A curious old super- 

 stition respecting the power of this plant as a charm to facilitate 

 milk-stealing was common in Scotland and Ireland. " Not long 

 ago, an old woman was found, on a May morning, at a spring- 

 well cutting the tops of water-cresses with a pair of scissors, mut- 

 tering strange words, and the names of certain persons who had 

 cows, also the words, " S' liomsa leath do choud sa " (half thine 

 is mine). She repeated these words as often as she cut a sprig, 

 which personated the individual she intended to rob of his milk 

 and cream." " Some women make use of the root of groundsel 

 as an amulet against such charms, by putting it amongst the 

 cream." — Martin. Among the poorer classes, water- cress 

 formed a most important auxiliary to their ordinary food. " If 

 they found a plot of water-cresses or Shamrock, there they 

 flocked as to a feast for the time." — Spencer. 

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Drosera rotundifolia — Sun-dew. Lus na fcaniaic/i. '^ Ear- 

 iiúih ■' was the name given to a distemper among cattle, caused. 



