Does anyone know if that is St John's wort? Only one other occurrence in the Schools' Collection. #folklore #asgaeilge #gaeilge #SchoolsCollection #HibernoEnglish
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Is it some weird Hiberno-English mix of mo ("my") + guard, like "my protector"?