School: Áth Treasna (C.)
- Location:
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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- Dandelion :- The Dandelion is a green plant, people boil the leaves and it is called dandelion tea and it is given to people who have rheumatics, The red dandelion leaves are boiled for medicine as Senna leaves. Long ago people drank dandelion
tea. It was said that people who
drank dandelion tea were noted for length of life. The dandelion has a medical value because the leaves when they are boiled to a jelly the juice is used as a drink for a bad stomach The dandelion which is locally called
"costerwan" makes good food for pigs
Chicken-weed:- The chicken-weed can be ground up and given to chickens as a preventive against chicken disease. Chicken-weed is harmful because it smothers all the plants
Dog leaf:- The dog leaf cures scalds.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Joan Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolagh, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs M. Browne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Coolagh, Co. Cork