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Deadly yew — used in witch's potions and to deter cattle from graveyards
Yew trees were once widespread throughout Ireland. Irish names for Yew include Iúr and Eó. Mayo is anglicised from ‘Maigh Eó’ which translates as ‘The Plain of the Yew’; Terenure comes from ‘Tír an Iúr’, ‘Land of the Yew’; and Youghal comes from Eochaill, a yew wood
